David Roitman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

David Roitman

Jewish cantor and composer

Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1884

Place of Birth: Podolia, Ukraine

Date of Death: 04-Apr-1943

Profession: composer, singer, hazzan

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

David Roitman (November 1, 1884 – April 4, 1943) was a Russian-American hazzan and composer.
Early in his career he worked as cantor in villages and cities in Russia such as Vilna and Odessa.
In 1921 he immigrated to the United States and eventually joined the Congregation Shaare Zedek.
Renowned for his lyric tenor compositional recordings and cantorial recitatives, Roitman became known as "the poet of the pulpit".