Noted Cantor; he was a well-known singer of Jewish songs. Oysher was born in Bessarabian town of Lipkon and studied under European rabbis and other Hebraic scholars. When he was 13 years old, he went to Canada and later appeared on stages in the US and Argentina performing interpretations of opera arias and American folk songs.
He made his acting debut in 1925 with a Jewish troupe in Winnipeg and two years later toured South America and then to New York in 1934. He appeared in films for almost 20 years and also composed words and music for the 1956 film "Singing in the Dark." Near the end of his life, he and his daughter Rozanna completed a long-playing record called "The Moishe Oysher Hanukkah Party." Oysher died in New Rochelle, NY.
He made his acting debut in 1925 with a Jewish troupe in Winnipeg and two years later toured South America and then to New York in 1934. He appeared in films for almost 20 years and also composed words and music for the 1956 film "Singing in the Dark." Near the end of his life, he and his daughter Rozanna completed a long-playing record called "The Moishe Oysher Hanukkah Party." Oysher died in New Rochelle, NY.
Noted Cantor; he was a well-known singer of Jewish songs. Oysher was born in Bessarabian town of Lipkon and studied under European rabbis and other Hebraic scholars. When he was 13 years old, he went to Canada and later appeared on stages in the US and Argentina performing interpretations of opera arias and American folk songs.
He made his acting debut in 1925 with a Jewish troupe in Winnipeg and two years later toured South America and then to New York in 1934. He appeared in films for almost 20 years and also composed words and music for the 1956 film "Singing in the Dark." Near the end of his life, he and his daughter Rozanna completed a long-playing record called "The Moishe Oysher Hanukkah Party." Oysher died in New Rochelle, NY.
He made his acting debut in 1925 with a Jewish troupe in Winnipeg and two years later toured South America and then to New York in 1934. He appeared in films for almost 20 years and also composed words and music for the 1956 film "Singing in the Dark." Near the end of his life, he and his daughter Rozanna completed a long-playing record called "The Moishe Oysher Hanukkah Party." Oysher died in New Rochelle, NY.
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