Wikipedia's first sentence called it “well known chazzan”. Today it says “hungarian-born israeli ḥazzan”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Professional accomplishments; Tel Aviv Cantorial Institute”.
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Naftali Herstik ( Hebrew : נפתלי הרשטיק ; 24 March 1947 – 1 September 2024) was a Hungarian-born Israeli ḥazzan , who served as Chief Cantor of the Great Synagogue of Jerusalem . He was regarded as an authority on central European Ashkenazy melodic liturgy.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Naftali Herstik ( ) is a well known chazzan (cantor) and teacher. He was born in Salgótarján , Hungary and came with his family to Israel at the age of 3. He is descended from a long line of cantors and Rabbis , and was recognized as a cantorial prodigy from his early childhood, singing as a teen in concerts with Cantor Moshe Koussevitzky .
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Naftali Herstik ( ) is a well known chazzan (cantor) and teacher. He was born in Salgótarján , Hungary and came with his family to Israel at the age of three. He is descended from a long line of cantors and Rabbis , and was recognized as a cantorial prodigy from his early childhood, singing as a teen in concerts with Cantor Moshe Koussevitzky .
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Naftali Herstik ( ) (born 1947) is a well known chazzan (cantor) and teacher. He was born in Salgótarján , Hungary and came with his family to Israel at the age of three. He is descended from a long line of cantors and Rabbis , and was recognized as a cantorial prodigy from his early childhood, singing as a teen in concerts with Cantor Moshe Koussevitzky .
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Portrait of Naftali Herstik Naftali Herstik ( ) (born 1947) is a well known chazzan (cantor) and teacher. He was born in Salgótarján , Hungary and came with his family to Israel at the age of three. He is descended from a long line of cantors and Rabbis , and was recognized as a cantorial prodigy from his early childhood, singing as a teen in concerts with Cantor Moshe Koussevitzky .
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well known chazzan
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hungarian-born israeli ḥazzan
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Professional accomplishments
Tel Aviv Cantorial Institute
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