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Moishe Oysher
12+ albums
oldiesjewishcantorreligiousyiddish
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Moishe Oysher (Yiddish: משה אוישר, born 1907 in Lipkany, Bessarabia, Imperial Russia – died 27 November 1958, New Rochelle, New York, USA). 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. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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The Moishe Oysher Chanukah Party
Moishe Oysher - Passover Seder, Kol Nidrei & Chanukah Party
Music From The Yiddish Radio Project
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Klezmer : La Fête Yiddish
Moishe Oysher Sings
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100 Traditional Yiddish, Hewbrew & Jewish Folk Classics
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Songs For The Jewish-American Jet Set: The Tikva Records Story 1950-1973
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Klezmer : La Fête Yiddish (REMASTERED 2024)
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The Yiddish Radio Project
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The Art of the Cantor Part 6
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Yiddish Songs - Traditionals (1911 - 1950) Vol. 3
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2009 Holiday Battle!