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Shmuel Barzilai (born June 3, 1957, born in Jerusalem , Israel ), is the chief cantor of the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien .1Barzilai has a lyrical tenor voice, and studied under cantor Moshe Stern in the Tel Aviv Institute for Cantorial Art . He was in the first graduating class of the Institute, which was established under former Tel Aviv mayor Shlomo Lahat . Barzilai has served as the chief cantor in Vienna since 1992, and frequently tours throughout Europe . He is a son of Rav Cantor Shlomo Barzilai , a great Modzitz fan, and Frida Lea Barzilai (A"H). Rav Mordechai Barzilai is his brother.2
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Shmuel Barzilai (born 3 June 1957 born in Jerusalem , Israel ), is the chief cantor of the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien . Barzilai has a lyrical tenor voice, and studied under cantor Moshe Stern in the Tel Aviv Institute for Cantorial Art . He was in the first graduating class of the Institute, which was established under former Tel Aviv mayor Shlomo Lahat . Barzilai has served as the chief cantor in Vienna since 1992, and frequently tours throughout Europe . He is a son of Rav Cantor Shlomo Barzilai , a great Modzitz fan, and Frida Lea Barzilai (A"H) . Rabbi Mordechai Barzilai is his brother.
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Israeli cantor Musical artist Shmuel Barzilai (born June 3, 1957) is an Israeli cantor .He is the chief cantor of the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien in Vienna.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Israeli cantor Musical artist Shmuel Barzilai (born 3 June 1957) is an Israeli cantor . He is the chief cantor of the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien in Vienna.
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Israeli cantor Musical artist Shmuel Barzilai ( Hebrew : שמואל ברזילי ; born 3 June 1957) is an Israeli cantor . He is the chief cantor of the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien in Vienna.
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chief cantor of the israelitische kultusgemeinde wien
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israeli cantor
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