Ben zion schenker biography of abraham
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Ben Zion Shenker
American Hasidic composer and hazzan
Ben Zion Shenker בן-ציון בן מרדכי שענקער | |
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| Born | (1925-05-12)May 12, 1925 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | November 20, 2016(2016-11-20) (aged 91) Brooklyn, New York |
| Genres | Hasidic music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Composer, Cantor; businessman (non-musical) |
| Years active | 1938-2016 |
Musical artist
Ben Zion Shenker (1925–2016) was a world-renowned[1][2][3][4] American Hasidic composer and hazzan (cantor), associated with the Modzitz hasidic dynasty.
Shenker was born in the heyday of the American hazzan.[2] He became interested in the art as a child, and was performing on radio by his early teens.[2] Soon after, he became close to Rabbi Shaul Taub, the Holocaust-surviving Modzitz Grand Rabbi, who was known for his mystical Hasidic compositions.[2] He dedicated much of his life to recording and publishing the large stock of pre-war Modzitz song