Person · cantor
Rabbi Israel the Cantor
ר׳ ישראל החזן
First cantor of the Będzin synagogue whose name reached the account.
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... אילו באנו למנות את שמות החזנים שכיהנו בבגדי ן במשך
שנות קיום הקהילה לא היינו מספיקים. הקהילה לא ניהלה רשימה
מיוחדת של חזנים, כשם שלא ניהלה רשימות של רבנים וחכמים
(בזה אמנם בנדין איננה היחידה). עלי, איפוא, להתחיל בחזן
הראשון ששמעו הגיע אלינו בתור חזן בביודהכנסת בבנדין.
ר׳ ישראל החזןConnected nodes
Institution
Będzin synagogue
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Abraham bar Birnbaum
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Częstochowa
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Institution
Cantorial school
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Institution
Będzin synagogue
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Place
Odessa
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Pinhas Minkovsky
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America
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Place
Canada
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Organization
National professional organization of cantors of Russia and Poland
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Worked At
Rabbi Israel the Cantor → Będzin synagogue
בתו ר חז ן בביודהכנס ת בבנדין
- role:
- cantor