San Francisco Exhibit Hall

Cantors Alexander Weisler & Max Wolff of Congregation Emanu-El, San Francisco, 1864-1884

Cantor Alexander Weisler Values Codes H – E – L   Little has been preserved about the life of Cantor Alexander Weisler. He was a pupil of Cantor Salomon Sulzer, the “father of the modern cantorate” who taught at the Vienna Conservatory in the late 1840s. This suggests

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Julie Eichberg Rosewald: “Cantor Soprano” of Temple Emanu-El, San Francisco, 1884 – 1893

Julie Eichberg Rosewald Values Codes I – E – L – P   Julie Eichberg was born in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1847. Her father, Moritz Eichberg, was a cantor in the city and, along with his wife Eleanor, raised a musically talented family. Julie’s vocal abilities were

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Sir Henry Heyman: Knighted Jewish Violinist of San Francisco

Sir Henry Heyman Values Codes   I – H – E – L – P   Henry Heyman was born in Oakland, California in 1855. The Heymans were among the first Jewish settlers of Oakland and operated a stove store. Henry Heyman’s talent for the violin was apparent

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Cantor Edward Stark: Esteemed Cantor of Congregation Emanu-El, San Francisco, 1893-1913

Cantor Edward Stark Values Codes  I – H – E – L   Edward Stark was born in 1856 in Hohenems, Austria. Edward Stark’s father, Cantor Josef Stark, was a pupil of Salomon Sulzer, the famed “father of the modern cantorate.” Josef Stark served as a cantor in Ichenhausen,

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Joseph Bartlett Choynski: Foremost Jewish Boxer of San Francisco & Light-Heavyweight Champion

  Joseph Bartlett Choynski Values Codes E – L – P   Joseph Bartlett Choynski was born in San Francisco, California, in 1868. He was born to Isidor Nathan Choynski and Harriet Ashim. He had five siblings: Herbert, Miriam, Maurice, and Edwin.   San Francisco Joseph (“Joe”)

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From Emanu-El to the J: 100+ Years of Jewish Journalism in San Francisco

Emanu-El to the J   The first issue of the Emanu-El came off the press in late 1895. It rapidly became the Jewish newspaper of San Francisco, and had a fair circulation as far south as Los Angeles. Along with mergers, Emanu-El went through a number of name changes until after World War

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