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Naftali Herstik
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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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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