Artist Info: Moishe Oysher

Moishe Oysher (Yiddish: משה אוישר, born 1907 in Lipkany, Bessarabia, Imperial Russia – died 27 November 1958, New Rochelle, New York, USA). He is considered one of the most entertaining chazanim (cantors) ever recorded. It is said that there were chazanim in his family going back six generations.

In 1921, he traveled to Canada with his family and joined a traveling Yiddish theatrical company. In 1932, he started his own company and traveled to South America. [read more...]