Event · Migration
Cantor’s arrival in Canada
An unidentified Lviv cantor reached Canada in 1938 after studying in Vienna.
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... החזנים בלבוב . נסע לווינה ולמד בקונסרבטוריון .
ובשנת 1938 הגיע לקנדה . במונטריאל , קנדה , נתקבל
כחזן בבית־הכנסת "ישראל הצעיר" . ...