He’s like a Mississippi bluesman trying to keep alive the authentic Delta sound for a new generation.
Jack Mendelson, 69, one of the most celebrated cantors of his generation, has a true pedigree in hazonos, the musical tradition of Ashkenazi Jewish worship exemplified by the great voices of the “golden age” cantorate. As a boy, he sang in the children’s choir of the legendary Cantor Moshe Koussevitzky. Whether Mendelson is on the bima or not — he retired recently after nearly three decades at Temple Israel of White Plains — he feels a responsibility to keep that endangered tradition alive.
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