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Chemjo Vinaver

… them. From 1926 to 1933 he worked as a conductor at the New Synagogue in Berlin. Vinaver left Germany in 1933 and in 1938 immigrated to the US where he …

… music. Born in Myslowitz, Upper Silesia, then part of the German Empire (now Mysłowice, Poland), Geshuri (a name … derived from the Hebrew for “bridge,” an equivalent of the German “Bruck”) was the son of Fruma bat Tzvi and Gita … in music as a young child, assisting his father at the synagogue and showing an impressive gift to memorize …

Moritz Deutsch

… In 1844 Deutsch began working as chief cantor at the Reform Synagogue in Breslau where he formed and lead a choir. In … seminaries. He also composed choral arrangements for synagogue liturgy in the classical German style which were published in the collection, …

Samuel Naumbourg

… in Munich where he was recruited to sing in Maier Kohn ’s synagogue choir. Naumbourg’s early appointments included a … re-released in 1864. Though Naumbourg comes from the South German tradition, a large percentage of his arrangements … Agudat Shirim, which combined pieces from the South German tradition with melodies from the Western Sephardi …

Sigmund Schlesinger

… among the group of mid- to late-19th-century American synagogue organists and choirmasters who attempted to create … official movement. He was born in Uhlen, Württemberg (later Germany), and received his musical education at a Munich … American composers … Reform Judaism … Organ … Choirmaster … German Jews … Synagogue music … Sigmund Schlesinger …

David Nowakowsky

… where he was recruited as a choirboy for the local choral Synagogue. While in Berditchev, Nowakowsky learned harmony … was deeply influenced by Blumenthal’s heavy use of the Germanic idiom, and by his adaptations of German classics for the synagogue service. Nowakowky’s …

Joseph Achron

… an expert on classical Hebrew and a baal-kore in the synagogue who also taught himself mathematics, medicine, … he spent mostly in Berlin and gave concerts in different German cities. His playing was praised by Joseph Joachim, … house “Jibneh,” taught violin and toured throughout Germany and abroad ( Latvia , Austria , Italy and Egypt ). …

Aaron Beer

… on to the position of head hazzan of the Heidereutergasse Synagogue in Berlin, and continued to work there until his … into a collection of over 1,200 pieces for use in the Synagogue. Beer was known for using a varying body of tunes … Union College in Cincinnati, where it remains today. … German cantor, composer and collector … Aaron Beer …

Arno Nadel

… there as an educator and choirmaster for the Kottbuser Ufer Synagogue. Nadel became increasingly interested in the … Jewish music, written for the Juedisches Lexicon and the German Encyclopedia Judaica. A full biography can be found here on the 'Music and the Holocaust' website. … German poet & liturgical musicologist … Hazzanut,Hazzanim – …

Nissan Blumenthal

… at the age of 21 held his first cantorial post at the local Synagogue. In 1841 he was appointed cheif hazzan at the Brody Synagogue in Odessa, a position he held until his death in … choral singing for four voices. Influenced by his study of German classical music, he adapted melodies from the …