Golden Ages, Hasidic Singers and Cantorial Revival in the Digital Era

Author

Lockwood; Jeremiah

Year

2024

Publisher

University of California Press

Language

English

Pages

ISBN

978-0-52039-644-9

Link

Last Update

02-Apr-2026

Keywords

Jewish Studies ; Music ; Religion

Description

David Reich is a thirty-eight-year-old Hasidic man, born and raised in the Satmar Hasidic neighborhood of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. His life is typical of many men in his community; he is the father of a large family and makes his living running a business as a retail distributor supplying other businesses mostly focused within the Hasidic Brooklyn enclave. He is also a committed and passionate fan and performer of “golden age” recorded cantorial music, a style of Jewish sacred music that reached its peak of popularity in the first half of the twentieth century, decades before he was born. This style...