Weiser Fulop
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Weiser Fulop was a famous chief Hazan-Cantor (synagogue)of Nyíregyháza
Nyíregyháza
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, Hungary
Hungary
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He was born in 1879 in Zemplén County, Stropkov
Stropkov
Stropkov is a town in Stropkov District, Prešov Region, Slovakia.-History:Stropkov is an economical, social and cultural centre of north Zemplín...
district in Hungary
Hungary
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. He also was the Hazan at Rumbach Street synagogue
Rumbach Street synagogue
The Rumbach Street synagogue is located in Belváros, the inner city of the historical old town of Pest, in the eastern section of Budapest.The synagogue in Rumbach Street was built in 1872 to the design of the Viennese architect Otto Wagner...
in Budapest
Budapest
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His songs appeared in records between 1908-1910.
Thank to a contribution by George Soros
George Soros
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, two of his most famous songs, El male rachamim
El male rachamim
"El male rachamim" is a funeral prayer used by the Ashkenazi Jewish community. The chazzan recites it, for the ascension of the souls of the dead, during the funeral, going up to the grave of the departed, remembrance days, and other occasions on which the memory of the dead is recalled.-Wording of...
and Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah
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appeared on a CD (#15 and #16) - "Jewish Cantorial Music from Hungary 1906-1929".
He was murdered in WWII on February 2, 1940.
Weiser Fulop left 5 sons (Adolf, Izso, Alexander-Shlomo, Jancsi-Jacob, Dezso) and 3 daughters (Frici, Bozsi, Magda).
Adolf died in Siberian labor camp
Labor camp
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, his brother Alexander-Shlomo, who was with him at the camp, escaped and went back to Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
in 1945.
Except Dezso, who stayed in Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
with his family, all the others immigrated to Israel
Israel
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with their families between 1949 and 1956.
Dr. Giora Ram
Giora Ram
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(Weiser) is his Grandson, Alexander-Shlomo Weiser's son.
External links
° Jewish Cantorial records from the Austro-Hungarian period (in Hungarian)° Records sorted by title
° Records sorted by name
° "Boi Bscholom" Voices from a lost world
° Musical treasures - "Nagy magyar kántorok 1910-1948" - Great Hungarian Cantors 1910-1948
° WEISER FÜLÖP nyíregyházi izraelita főkántor ma tartja hangversenyét az izraelita hitközség dísztermében - A musical competition in 1930 held by WEISER FÜLÖP, the chief Cantor of Nyíregyház - ref: http://www.nlvk.hu/jadox/images/1930.pdf