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Leib Glanz
… was born in Kiev in 1898. His father was the cantor at the Synagogue of the Talna Hasidim and at a young age, Leib was … where he was appointed chief cantor of the Ohev Shalom Synagogue in Brooklyn, N.Y. Glanz rejected the “sobbing” … the United States. He moved on to work at Heikhal Sinai Synagogue and Sha’re Tefilla Synagogue in Los Angeles. …
Samuel Naumbourg
… in Munich where he was recruited to sing in Maier Kohn ’s synagogue choir. Naumbourg’s early appointments included a … post in Besançon and a position as choirmaster of the Synagogue in Strasburg. In 1845 Naumbourg was invited to officiate as hazzan of the Rue Notre-Dame de Nazareth Synagogue in Paris, and was subsequently hired as a …
Leon Algazi
… a position as the conductor at the grand Rue de la Victoire Synagogue in Paris . Algazi helped to establish the “Mizmor” …
Sigmund Schlesinger
… among the group of mid- to late-19th-century American synagogue organists and choirmasters who attempted to create … … Reform Judaism … Organ … Choirmaster … German Jews … Synagogue music … Sigmund Schlesinger …
David Nowakowsky
… where he was recruited as a choirboy for the local choral Synagogue. While in Berditchev, Nowakowsky learned harmony … and as assistant to hazzan Nissan Blumenthal at the Brody Synagogue in Odessa. Nowakowsky was deeply influenced by … idiom, and by his adaptations of German classics for the synagogue service. Nowakowky’s experience conducting the …
Abraham Goldfaden
… eclectic; he drew from a wide range of sources including synagogue melodies, Jewish folksongs, Eastern European folk …
Ya'akov Orland
… buildings like the Jewish Agency headquarters, the Yeshurun Synagogue, and the National Library. In 1928, Yaacob began …
Joseph Achron
… an expert on classical Hebrew and a baal-kore in the synagogue who also taught himself mathematics, medicine, … music for Maurice Schwarz’s Yiddish Art Theatre and for synagogue services. In New York , Achron joined the …
Emanuel Aguilar
… of close work with de Sola and the Spanish-Portuguese synagogue of Bevis Marks in London. … 44132 … British …
Samuel Alman
… In 1916 he was appointed the choirmaster at the Hampstead Synagogue in London . Alman's reputation spread quickly, and … of French composer Claude Debussy. In 1925 he published Synagogue Compositions, a collection of liturgical … for Sabbath and weekday services. In addition to composing synagogue music, Alman also wrote and published several …