Abraham Baer
Illustration — Abraham Baer Abraham Baer (born in Filehne, Prussia, December 26, 1834; died in Gothenburg, Sweden, March 7, 1894) was a German cantor, musician, and composer. His father destined him for the rabbinate; but his love for music and the song of the synagogue caused him to choose to become a Cantor (Hazzan). At an early age he emigrated to Germany, and there under the tutelage of eminent ḥazanim prepared himself for his sacred calling.
Abraham Baer
Unidentified photographer · Jacobowsky, C. V: Göteborgs mosaiska församling 1780-1955. Göteborg 1955 · Public domain
- Born
- 1834 · Wieleń.
- Died
- 1894 · Gothenburg.
- Nationality
- Germany · Sweden
- Occupation
- composer · writer · cantor · hazzan
- Languages
- German
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Illustration — Abraham Baer Abraham Baer (born in Filehne, Prussia, December 26, 1834; died in Gothenburg, Sweden, March 7, 1894) was a German cantor, musician, and composer. His father destined him for the rabbinate; but his love for music and the song of the synagogue caused him to choose to become a Cantor (Hazzan). At an early age he emigrated to Germany, and there under the tutelage of eminent ḥazanim prepared himself for his sacred calling.
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Born at Wieleń in 1834, died in Gothenburg in 1894.
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Abraham Baer died in 1894 at Gothenburg.
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