Abrass, Joshua (Osias); Called Also Pitzi

From Jewish Encyclopedia (1906)

Abrass, Joshua (Osias); Called Also Pitzi:

By: Herman Rosenthal

A famous ḥazan, or cantor; born in Austria about 1820, and died at Odessa in 1883. He was cantor in Tarnopol, 1840-42; afterward in Lemberg, 1842-60; and from 1860-83 he was chief cantor of the great synagogue of Odessa. He composed ("Hymns and Religious Songs for Sabbaths and Festivals of the Year"), Vienna, 1873. His daughter was Abrastzova, a popular Russian singer.

Bibliography:
  • Lippe, Bibliographisches Lexicon, s.v.
H. R.

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