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Eric Mandell
… it enjoyed a revival in early 21st century Bochum, the German city in whose synagogue Mandell served as cantor and from which he was … funding from the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany. Cover of book on Mandel: See also: The Re-discovery …
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 …
Edward Stark
… there in the early 1860’s. The Stark family settled in the German-Jewish community concentrated in the 'East 50’s' of … Stark was active in many associations, including the Germania Quartet Club, an amateur singing group. He composed … he was offered a position at Emanu-El, the largest Reform Synagogue in San Francisco . Emanu-El was one of the first …
Joseph Shlisky
… around 1894. As a child, he sang in the choir of the local synagogue. A cantor from a neighboring village heard the … of the 20th century, the Jewish community in Toronto grew, synagogues flourished, and hazzanut began to prosper as an … arias from a variety of schools—Italian, Russian, and German. He also performed his signature rendition of …
Zikmund (Siegmund) Schul
… Zikmund Schul was born on January 11, 1916 in Kassell , Germany . Schul studied composition with Paul Hindemith, until he fled to Prague to seek refuge from German persecution. During the years 1937-38, Schul studied … a close friendship with Rabbi Lieben of the Old-New Synagogue in Prague . While in Prague , Schul discovered …
Alfred Sendrey
… Sendrey accepted a position as the director of the Central German Radio in Berlin, and taught simultaneously at the … life, while working as the musical director of the Fairfax Synagogue and the Sinai Temple, Sendrey also composed several works for Synagogue worship. … Singer, composer & researcher … …
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 … …
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 …
Isaac Offenbach
… Jacques Offenbach . Offenbach was a noted composer of synagogue and secular music. The majority of his musical … editor and translator. He published a Haggadah with a German translation, an appendix of original and traditional melodies (1838), and a Hebrew-German youth prayer book (1839). … 50064 … Cantor & …


