ArtistInfo

David Roitman

1884-1943 RU
Composer of World, Spoken Word and Folk

David Roitman November 1, 1884 – April 4, 1943 was a Russian-American hazzan and composer. Early in his career he worked as cantor in villages and cities in Russia such as Vilna and Odessa. In 1921 he immigrated to the United States and eventually joined the Congregation Shaare Zedek. Renowned for his lyric tenor compositional recordings and cantorial recitatives, Roitman became known as "the poet of the pulpit", making concert tours in Europe and South America.

Genres

• World
• Spoken Word
• Folk
• Pop