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Mordekhai Seter
… youngest of the founders’ generation, Seter emigrated from Russia as a 10-year old child, and at 16 he went to further …
Gershon Sirota
… audience were such personalities as Baron Shlimenbach, the Russian Consul-General, State Senator Tom Sullivan, the Rev. …
Nissan Blumenthal
… who continue to use his melodies in their Synagogues. … Russian cantor … Nissan Blumenthal …
Mikhail Gnesin
… musicians from the Society, Gnesin decided to return to Russia to take a position as a professor of composition at … and a study of Rimsky-Korsakov’s life and work. … Russian composer, teacher & writer … Jewish … Folk … Music … …
Mordekhai Hershman
… (Polish: Chernikhov) in the Chernigov Governorate of the Russian Empire, today Chernihiv in Ukraine and died in New … of 25. During World War I, Hershman was drafted into the Russian Army, but it is said that his officer was so … of these events, see below). After the war, Hershman toured Russia and Europe, performing at synagogues and as a soloist …
Alter Yehiel Karniol
… work at the Ohab Zedek Synagogue in New York , returning to Russia to take a position of chief hazzan at the Great …
David Roitman
… David Roitman was born in Dorozhinki, Russia, and was one of the leading cantors of his time. He was apprenticed with several cantors in Russia, including Zeidel Rovner . Roitman served as a cantor …
Isaac Schlossberg
… Fishzon. Later, for several years, Schlossberg toured Russia but eventually settled in Warsaw, where he worked as …
Joseph Shlisky
… performed operatic arias from a variety of schools—Italian, Russian, and German. He also performed his signature …
Isadore Freed
… Isadore Freed was born in Brest-Litovsk , Russia on March 26, 1900 . At the age of three, his family …