Blaustein, Abraham

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BLAUSTEIN, ABRAHAM

BLAUSTEIN, ABRAHAM (1836–1914), ḥazzan. Born in Riga, Blaustein became a cantor in Lomza, later in Vilna, and then settled in Germany. In 1877 he was appointed chief cantor of Bromberg (now Bydgoszcz in Poland), a position he held until his death. He edited a weekly paper for cantors and founded an association for raising professional standards.

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