Sholom Katz

Sholom Katz (April 4, 1914 - February 20, 1982) was a Jewish cantor and rabbi.

Early life Sholom was born in Oradea, Romania on April 4, 1914. By age 13 he was a recognized cantor. At age 18 he was ordained a rabbi and was cantor for a synagogue in Chișinău, a Jewish center in Romania. He remained a cantor there until the year 1957. He made more than 160 recordings of his own music. Sholom sang for the closing scene of The Garden of the Finzi-Continis and also sang for the film, The Eichmann Story.

Personal life and death Sholom was married to Sabrina Katz. They had two children, Benjamin Katz, and a daughter, Judith Katz. Katz died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, after a heart attack. He was 67 years old.