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He is considered one of the most entertaining Chazanim (cantors) ever recorded.1It is said that there were Chazanim in his family going back for six generations. In 1921 he traveled to Canada with his family and joined a traveling Yiddish theatrical company. In 1932 he started his own company and traveled to South America. After returning from South America to the U.S., he took a job as a Chazan in the High Holidays at a Romanian Synagogue in New York. Some say that Oysher's voice was like the "roaring of the Lion". He liked the Jazz style, popular at that time, and he used similar rhythmic melodies in his prayers, respecting always the traditional Bessarabian " Doinas " and " Nussach " moods of the prayers. He starred in 3 Yiddish films and also made many recordings.2He died in 1958 .3
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He is considered one of the most entertaining chazanim (cantors) ever recorded. It is said that there were chazanim in his family going back six generations. In 1921, he traveled to Canada with his family and joined a traveling Yiddish theatrical company. In 1932, he started his own company and traveled to South America. After returning from South America to the U.S., he took a job as a chazan for the High Holidays at the First Roumanian-American congregation , in Manhattan, New York , on the Lower East Side . Some say that Oysher's voice was like the "roaring of the lion." He liked the jazz style, popular at that time, and he used similar rhythmic melodies in his prayers, respecting always the traditional Bessarabian " Doinas " and " Nussach " moods of the prayers. He starred in three Yiddish films and also made many recordings.He also was on Radio in the New York City area during the 1950s.
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Moishe Oysher ( Yiddish : משה אוישר, (born 1906 in Lipkon ( Lipcani ), Bessarabia , Imperial Russia – died 27 November 1958, New Rochelle, New York ) was a Romanian cantor and Yiddish theatre actor. He is considered one of the most entertaining chazanim (cantors) ever recorded. Zalmen Zylbercweig, Leksikon fun Yidishn teater , Book three, 2407
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Moishe Oysher ( ) (born 1906 in Lipkon ( Lipcani ), Bessarabia , Imperial Russia – died 27 November 1958, New Rochelle, New York ) was an American cantor and Yiddish theatre actor. He is considered one of the most entertaining chazanim (cantors) ever recorded. Zalmen Zylbercweig, Leksikon fun Yidishn teater , Book three, 2407
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American singer Moishe Oysher ( ) (March 8, 1906 – November 27, 1958) was an American cantor , recording artist , and film and Yiddish theatre actor.During the 1940s and 1950s he was one of the top Hazzans and his recordings continue to be appreciated due to his rich, powerful voice and creative arrangements.
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American singer Moishe Oysher ( Yiddish : משה אוישער ) (March 8, 1906 – November 27, 1958) was an American cantor , recording artist , and film and Yiddish theatre actor. During the 1940s and 1950s he was one of the top Hazzans and his recordings continue to be appreciated due to his rich, powerful voice and creative arrangements.
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