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The cantor is, after the rabbi, the most important figure in a Jewish worship service. A cantor not only must possess an excellent singing voice but also must know by heart long passages of Hebrew. Cantors such as Jan Peerce and Richard Tucker became international opera stars. The comedian and singer Edward Israel Iskowitz renamed himself Eddie Cantor for his original profession and became enormously popular on stage, screen, radio, and television for over 40 years.
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Joshua Stanton, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2024
Ben, a young widower and cantor at the local synagogue, finds a sense of purpose and unexpected connection when Carla, his septuagenarian elementary school music teacher who yearns to become a bat mitzvah, re-enters his life.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2024
Recording for John Zorn’s Tzadik label, London explored Jewish liturgical music with the renowned cantor Jacob Mendelson.
—Steve Smith, New York Times, 29 May 2024
Her father was a cantor with an Orthodox Jewish background.
—Sarah Weinman, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Cantor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cantor. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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