Papers of Isadore Singer
Scope and Contents
The papers of Cantor Isadore Singer, consisting of liturgical compositions in manuscript form for cantor, choir, or piano as compiled or composed by Cantor Isadore Singer. There are some Yiddish compositions as well. There are also as well as pieces of published liturgical sheet music composed by other composers such as Zavel Zilberts, Cantor Joshua Samuel Weisser, and Max Helfman; and Yiddish sheet music, mostly choral or theatrical compositions, from composers such as Leo Low, Sholom Secunda, Rubin Doctor, and Joseph Rumshisky.
Dates
- Creation: 1905 - 1985
Creator
- Singer, Isadore (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Cantor Isadore Singer was ordained at the Hebrew Union College School of Education and Sacred Music. He served as a member of the clergy at Temple Emanuel in Passaic, New Jersey for at least thirty years, beginning his tenure there in 1951. Singer died in December 2017.
Extent
4 Boxes (4 banker's boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Yiddish
German
Hebrew
Polish
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research Repository
