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Israel Lovy

… in 1818 as the chief hazzan for the newly formed Reform Synagogue, Rue Notre Dame de Nazareth. In 1822, the Rue …

… Spivak . Minkowski took over Spivak’s post at the Choral Synagogue in Kishnev at the young age of eighteen. He … to serve as the chief cantor at the Kahal Adas Yeshurun Synagogue. In 1892, Minkowski was invited back to Odessa to take office as the chief cantor at the Brody Synagogue, a position he held for over 30 years. Minkowski …

Arno Nadel

… there as an educator and choirmaster for the Kottbuser Ufer Synagogue. Nadel became increasingly interested in the … the Jewish community of Berlin to compile an anthology of Synagogue music. Nadel completed the project in 1938 and … ; and Juedische Volkslieder (1923). In addition to Synagogue music, Nadel also collected Eastern European …

Sholom Secunda

… of seven Sholom was invited to join the choir of the Great Synagogue in Nicholayev under the tutelage of choirmaster … was recruited by Cantor Bezalel Brown to sing for the Synagogue choir, the largest and wealthiest congregation in … quickly and in 1905 he was invited by Cantor Lakhman of the Synagogue choir in Yekaterinoslav (now Dnipropetrovsk) to …

Wolf Shestapol

… Cantors … Cantor … Hazzan … Composer … Classical … Synagogue … Music … Cantorate … Wolf Shestapol …

Bezalel Shulsinger

… achieved great popularity and had a strong influence on synagogue music. Sources: Olivestone, David M.L. … … Cantor … Composer … Odessa … Synagogue … Music … Jerusalem … Bezalel Shulsinger …

Gershon Sirota

… assisted his father in leading services at the local synagogue. At the age of 13, Sirota went to visit his … service, Yakovkin, the choirmaster of the Shalashna Synagogue in Odessa , pursued Sirota until he agreed to join … began working as a hazzan at one of the smaller local synagogues. Sirota took advantage of the rich tradition of …

Joshua Weisser (Pilderwasser)

… solfege and sight singing. He participated in many local synagogue choirs, studying under notable hazzanim such as … cantorial career, serving as the hazzan of the Vinitsa Synagogue. During this time, Weisser was able to develop his … In 1923, he was appointed hazzan of the Allen Street Synagogue, and afterward officiated at a long string of …

Yeruham Blindman

… By 1834 he was touring extensively as a cantor for Synagogues throughout Poland and the Ukraine. He became … Cantorate … Improvisation … Liturgy … Ashkenazi cantorate … Synagogue music … Yeruham Blindman …

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 … to propel the use of choir music and performance in the Synagogue. Though very few of Blumenthal’s arrangements were …