Max Janowski (1912 – 1991), was a composer of Jewish liturgical music, a conductor, choir director, and voice teacher. Born in Berlin, in the early 1930’s he became head of the piano department at the Musashino Academy of Music, Tokyo, Japan. He emigrated to the United States in 1937 and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Max Janowski’s choral works include “Avinu Malkeynu” (“Our Father, Our King,” a hymn for the High Holy Days), “Sim Shalom” (“Song of Peace,” which was dedicated to the American diplomat Ralph Bunche), “Yismehu,” and “ve-Shomeru”.
Mr. Janowski had served as music director at K.A.M. Isaiah Israel Congregation of Hyde Park in Chicago since 1938.
Mr. Janowski wrote choral works used in synagogues around the world. Among his best-known compositions are “Avinu Malkeynu” (“Our Father, Our King”), a hymn used during the High Holy Days, and “Sim Shalom” (“Song of Peace”), which was dedicated to the American diplomat Ralph Bunche.
He died of heart failure on April 8, 1991 . He is survived by his mother, Miriam, of Tel Aviv.
6 thoughts on “Kaminos”
Was Nicholas related to Alexander Saslavsky who married Celeste Izolee Todd?
Anyone have a contact email for Yair Klinger or link to score for Ha-Bayta?
wish to have homeland concert video played on the big screen throughout North America.
can organize here in Santa Barbara California.
contacts for this needed and any ideas or suggestions welcomed.
Nat farber is my great grandpa 😊
Are there any movies or photos of max kletter? His wife’s sister was my stepmother, so I’m interested in seeing them and sharing them with his wife’s daughter.
The article says Sheb recorded his last song just 4 days before he died, but does not tell us the name of it. I be curious what it was. I’d like to hear it.