Debbie Friedman
Debbie Friedman · Arts & Literature
Influential American composer of contemporary Jewish liturgical music.
1951, Utica, New York, USA — 2011, Orange County, California, USA
United States
Debbie Friedman is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Influential American composer of contemporary Jewish liturgical music.
Debbie Friedman was an influential American composer and singer of contemporary Jewish liturgical music who transformed synagogue worship with accessible, folk-inspired melodies. Her setting of 'Mi Shebeirach', the prayer for healing, is sung in congregations worldwide, and a New York cantorial school is named in her honor. She was a Jewish artist whose work reshaped modern Jewish prayer.
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Influential American composer of contemporary Jewish liturgical music.
Source: IMDb (Jewish Actors list)
