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Alter Yehiel Karniol

… York , Karniol released several recordings of liturgical music and original arrangements of Synagogue melodies. … …

… community took notice of Asher Mizrahi’s pleasant voice and musical talents, and he began to earn money working as a local hazzan and as an ud musician. He also supported himself by selling embroidered … Mizrahi became a highly respected figure in Jerusalem's musical life, writing songs in Ladino, composing new …

David Abikzer

… in Casablanca, Morocco, and it was there that he began his musical education. His vocal talent was evident from a young … the United States, he also graduated from the US School of Music. Abikzer's unique position at Cedarhurst is a … This vast recorded repertoire has represented a variety of musical styles. See, for example, the following recording of …

Eliezer S. Abinun

… He was an acknowledged authority on both the liturgical music and the secular Romancero tradition of the Sephardim. …

Isaac Offenbach

… He left his hometown in 1799 to travel as a wandering musician. In his travels he picked up the epithet “der … settled in Duetz where he worked for many years as a saloon musician. Offenbach moved to Cologne in 1816 where he was employed as a music teacher, and later as a local hazzan. He retained his …

Jacques Offenbach

… was born in Cologne to father Isaac Offenbach , a local music teacher and hazzan. He was identified as a musical prodigy early on, and at the age of four he began to … Julius (age nineteen) to Paris to continue their formal musical education and to search for employment. Jacques was …

Moshe Zacuto

… See Edwin Seroussi's article (in Hebrew): The Musical World of Moses Zacuto in Light of his Sacred Poetry …

Morton Shanok

… discharged from the army, he attended Manhattan School of Music and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Music. Shanok was one of a group of cantors who established … the H.L. Miller Cantorial School and the College of Jewish Music of the Jewish Theological Seminary, New York. He was a …

Jan Peerce

… was offered a long-term contract as a singer at Radio City Music Hall , New York . The exposure Peerce received from regular radio broadcasts of Radio City Music Hall performances won him recognition as a gifted … Theatre Opera. Peerce was also involved in NYC Jewish musical life, making regular appearances as a guest cantor …