Lipsicas, Hillel, 1904-1980

Born in Lithuania in 1904 to a Rabbinical family; studied music at the Staatliche Hochschule in Berlin, Germany; after graduation, he served as cantor on the High Holy Days; between 1933 and 1934 he toured and gave concerts in Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Austria, Greece, and Palestine; after the tour, he became the cantor of Congregation Beth El in Tel Aviv for three years, then became chief cantor of Congregation Jeshurun in Jerusalem; stayed in the U.S. after 1939, eventually became cantor at Petach Tikvah Congregation (Baltimore, Md.) and served for thirty years; continued to give radio broadcasts and concerts throughout the U.S. and Canada; d. in Maryland in 1980.