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Nissan Cohen-Melamed
… showed interest in music. He used to visit the various synagogues in his area and listen to Jewish cantillation. … After some time he began singing with the choirs of these synagogues, and at last performed as a soloist. His father … in 1922 Melamed became a Ba'al Koreh in 'Tzeirei Paras' synagogue. In addition to these early musical experiences, …
Pinhas Jassinowsky
… where he worked as an assistant choirmaster at a local Synagogue. He immigrated to the United States in 1917, and began touring extensively, performing in Synagogues and giving public concerts. Jassinowsky was also …
Isaac Offenbach
… Jacques Offenbach . Offenbach was a noted composer of synagogue and secular music. The majority of his musical … of cantorial compositions and transcriptions of traditional synagogue melodies. His manuscripts were donated to The …
Jacques Offenbach
… and both boys earned their keep by singing in a local synagogue choir. Due to financial difficulties, Jacques was …
Samuel Vigoda
… in New York (taking Rosenblatt's position at the Oheb Zedek synagogue) and in Washington. He is one of the star cantors …
Obadiah the Proselyte
… surviving manuscript source of Jewish music notation of synagogue chant. Sources: Encyclopedia Judaica , …