Author
Lockwood; Jeremiah
Year
2024
Publisher
University of California Press
Language
English
Pages
23
ISBN
978-0-52039-644-9
Last Update
28-Nov-2025
Keywords
Jewish Studies ; Music ; Religion
David Reich is a thirty-eight-year-old Hasidic man, born and raised in the Satmar Hasidic neighborhood of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. His life is typical of many men in his community; he is the father of a large family and makes his living running a business as a retail distributor supplying other businesses mostly focused within the Hasidic Brooklyn enclave. He is also a committed and passionate fan and performer of “golden age” recorded cantorial music, a style of Jewish sacred music that reached its peak of popularity in the first half of the twentieth century, decades before he was born. This style...
