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Yossele Rosenblatt
Josef "Yossele" Rosenblatt (Yiddish: יאסעלע ראזנבלאט; May 9, 1882 – June 19, 1933) was an Ashkenazi chazzan and composer.
Rosenblatt was born in Bila Tserkva, Russian Empire (now Ukraine). Descended from a long line of cantors, Rosenblatt's devoutly religious upbringing prevented him from receiving formal musical training at any of the great academies of his day. He began his career as a member of the local synagogue choir. He was soon labelled a "wunderkind" (child prodigy) and launched his career.[citation needed] His family moved to Sadigora, Bukovina when he was 7.
He went to Vienna for several months when he was 17 and officiated at the largest synagogues of the city. He informally studied with Jacob Maerz, an accomplished singer and musician as well as a wealthy merchant. Rosenblatt's stay in Vienna was followed by an extensive tour of the communities of the Austro-Hungarian empire including Budapest. He married Taube Kaufman when he was 18. He accepted his first full-time position with the Hasidic community of Munkacs, Hungary, and then relocated to Pressburg in 1901. He moved to Hamburg, Germany five years later for work, and then to Harlem, New York City to serve at the Ohab Zedek orthodox congregation in 1912.
He was approached in the early 1920s by two men who wanted to start a new Jewish newspaper in New York, asking him to be a part of the enterprise. Excited, he thought it would lead to a lot of money and financial freedom, so he agreed. It turned out the contract made him a guarantor of the financial success of the venture. When it failed, he used up his savings and a lot of his current income, but the debts continued.[citation needed] He filed for bankruptcy in January 1925. Although legally freed of most of his debts, he vowed to repay them anyway.
He left Ohab Zedek in August 1927, and went to Chicago to lead the services for the High Holy Days, and then went on to Detroit for Sukkot. He traveled throughout the United States during the succeeding months, leading services in cities such as Minneapolis, Seattle, Indianapolis, Columbus, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. He met with then-President Calvin Coolidge while in Washington, D.C. He signed a 10-year contract with First Congregation Anshe Sfard in Borough Park, Brooklyn in 1928.
His fame extended beyond the Jewish world earning him large concert fees, a singing role in the 1927 film The Jazz Singer, and the sobriquet "The Jewish Caruso".
Rosenblatt was offered a chance to participate in the making of a film in Mandatory Palestine. He decided to take another chance despite the payment depending on the financial success of the film. It got him away from his creditors and allow him to see Eretz Yisrael, where he had never been. He took his wife and two youngest children and decided to stay, despite some doubts as to whether he could support the family.[citation needed] He died of a heart attack at the age of 51 on June 19, 1933, in Jerusalem.
Rosenblatt was known for his use of falsetto.
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Yossele Rosenblatt
Josef "Yossele" Rosenblatt (Yiddish: יאסעלע ראזנבלאט; May 9, 1882 – June 19, 1933) was an Ashkenazi chazzan and composer.
Rosenblatt was born in Bila Tserkva, Russian Empire (now Ukraine). Descended from a long line of cantors, Rosenblatt's devoutly religious upbringing prevented him from receiving formal musical training at any of the great academies of his day. He began his career as a member of the local synagogue choir. He was soon labelled a "wunderkind" (child prodigy) and launched his career.[citation needed] His family moved to Sadigora, Bukovina when he was 7.
He went to Vienna for several months when he was 17 and officiated at the largest synagogues of the city. He informally studied with Jacob Maerz, an accomplished singer and musician as well as a wealthy merchant. Rosenblatt's stay in Vienna was followed by an extensive tour of the communities of the Austro-Hungarian empire including Budapest. He married Taube Kaufman when he was 18. He accepted his first full-time position with the Hasidic community of Munkacs, Hungary, and then relocated to Pressburg in 1901. He moved to Hamburg, Germany five years later for work, and then to Harlem, New York City to serve at the Ohab Zedek orthodox congregation in 1912.
He was approached in the early 1920s by two men who wanted to start a new Jewish newspaper in New York, asking him to be a part of the enterprise. Excited, he thought it would lead to a lot of money and financial freedom, so he agreed. It turned out the contract made him a guarantor of the financial success of the venture. When it failed, he used up his savings and a lot of his current income, but the debts continued.[citation needed] He filed for bankruptcy in January 1925. Although legally freed of most of his debts, he vowed to repay them anyway.
He left Ohab Zedek in August 1927, and went to Chicago to lead the services for the High Holy Days, and then went on to Detroit for Sukkot. He traveled throughout the United States during the succeeding months, leading services in cities such as Minneapolis, Seattle, Indianapolis, Columbus, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. He met with then-President Calvin Coolidge while in Washington, D.C. He signed a 10-year contract with First Congregation Anshe Sfard in Borough Park, Brooklyn in 1928.
His fame extended beyond the Jewish world earning him large concert fees, a singing role in the 1927 film The Jazz Singer, and the sobriquet "The Jewish Caruso".
Rosenblatt was offered a chance to participate in the making of a film in Mandatory Palestine. He decided to take another chance despite the payment depending on the financial success of the film. It got him away from his creditors and allow him to see Eretz Yisrael, where he had never been. He took his wife and two youngest children and decided to stay, despite some doubts as to whether he could support the family.[citation needed] He died of a heart attack at the age of 51 on June 19, 1933, in Jerusalem.
Rosenblatt was known for his use of falsetto.
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