Abraham Jakob Lichtenstein

Abraham Jakob Lichtenstein
Birthdate:	January 24, 1806
Birthplace:	Preußisch Friedland (Debrzno), Pomerania, Prussia, Deutschland (Germany)
Death:	February 03, 1880 (74) Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Immediate Family:	Son of Michael Lichtenstein and Julie Lichtenstein Husband of Lisette Lichtenstein Father of Gustav Lichtenstein; Hugo Lichtenstein; Max Lichtenstein; Julie Löwe; Sofie Lehfeldt and 5 others Brother of Unbekannt Lichtenstein and unbekannt Lichtenstein

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Last Updated:	May 10, 2023

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Abraham Jacob Lichtenstein (1806-1880), famous cantor, also sung at the Orienenburgstrasse synagogue in Berlin, Germany 1860s. Abraham Jacob Lichtenstein (1806-1880) was a cantor in Szczecin in the years 1833-1847. Invited by a famous Jewish composer Louis Lewandowski he went to Berlin, where he played an important role in the development of synagogue music. Lichtenstein himself had a strong and clear voice. He sang in Carl Löwe’s oratorio; he played also the violin. He turned the attention of the composer Max Bruch to Jewish music, which became the inspiration of his future pieces, among others to Kol Nidre,a piece performed in present times.

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1806	January 24, 1806	Birth of Abraham Jakob Lichtenstein Preußisch Friedland (Debrzno), Pomerania, Prussia, Deutschland (Germany)
1835	February 1, 1835	Birth of Gustav Lichtenstein Stettin (Szczecin), Pomerania, Germany (Poland)
1838	1838	Birth of Max Lichtenstein Stettin, Randow, Pommerania, Preussen, Deutschland (Germany)
1852	November 1, 1852	Birth of Hugo Lichtenstein Berlin, Germany
1880	February 3, 1880 Age 74	Death of Abraham Jakob Lichtenstein Berlin, Berlin, Germany
????		Birth of Jenny Lichtenstein
????		Birth of Anna Samter
????		Birth of Franziska Plessner
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