Cantor Abraham David Fuchs was
known internationally as among the contemporary masters of the Cantorial
art. He was born in Cluj, Roumania, and sang as a child in the choir of
Cantor Oizer Wess. He later traveled to Bucharest where he sang with Cantors
Benjamin Ravitz and Abraham Blecharovitz. He studied the cantorial art
with Arele Dinovitzer and voice with Edward Rosen. In 1940 he was named
cantor of the Shneider’s Shul of Bucharest, where his conductor was Hayim
Schwartzman. In 1954 he immigrated to Israel, where he assumed a position
in Tel Aviv. Four years later he was called to the Mahazikei Hadas Congregation
of Antwerp. In 1962 Cantor Fuchs was called to Congregation Ohab Zedek
of Belle Habor New York.
