Fraydele Oysher
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BornOctober 3, 1913
Lipkon, Bessarabia, Imperial Russia
Lipkon, Bessarabia, Imperial Russia
DiedJanuary 5, 2004 (aged 90)
GenresHazzan
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
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| Background information | |
| Born | October 3, 1913 Lipkon, Bessarabia, Imperial Russia |
| Died | January 5, 2004 (aged 90) |
| Genres | Hazzan |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
Fraydele Oysher (October 3, 1913 – January 5, 2004) was an American Yiddish theater actress and musical performer. She was one of the first female singers to publicly perform cantorial music.[1][2] She was the mother of American actress and comedian Marilyn Michaels and Michael Sternberg, the sister of American actor and cantor Moishe Oysher, and the wife of Harold Sternberg, a Broadway and Metropolitan Opera performer.[1] Throughout her career, she performed in the United States, Canada, South America, and Cuba.[3]
