Mordechai Hershman

Mordecai Hershman (1888 Chernigov, Russian Empire –1940 New York City, USA) was a Ukrainian-born American-Jewish cantor and singer (tenor). Hershman emigrated to the United States in 1920, becoming Cantor at Beth El Temple in Brooklyn, New York. From 1921-1926, he made numerous recordings for Victor, from late 1926 to his death for Columbia.