Bernard Wladowsky

Chazn Bernard Wladowsky (1870-1963)

Cantor Bernard Wladowsky was born in Smela (Kiev Gubernia, Russian Empire; now Ukraine) in 1870. 

He graduated from the Imperial music school in 1887. At the age of 17, he took on his first cantorial post in Kiev. Subsequently, he was hired as cantor in Bakhmut, Sevastopol, Constantinople and Bucharest. 

In 1907 he emigrated to the United States to accept a position with the Ohev Tzedec Synagogue in New York City. In 1909, he became the cantor of the Anshe Knesset Synagogue in Chicago. 

In 1912 he was invited to Toronto to assume the post of uber-cantor at Goel Tzedec. Later he served at the Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Synagogue, where he remained until his retirement in 1955.

Cantor Wladowsky was invited to give concerts throughout Europe, the United States and Canada. He was, in fact, one of the most popular and celebrated cantors in North America. He composed numerous and widely sung liturgical compositions, notably Modim. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Cantors Association of America and the President of the Agudath Ha'hazzanim of Toronto. 

In addition to his cantorial dutires, he was also a mohel and performed circumcisions in Toronto during his career.

Cantor Bernard Wladowsky was buried on June 27, 1963 in Beth Tzedec Memorial Park in Ontario, Canada.

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