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Zevulun (Zavel) Kwartin
1874 - 1952
By Rabbi Geoffrey Shisler
Most famous Chazanim have tenor voices. One who was endowed with a glorious high baritone, was the great Zavel Kwartin.
Kwartin was born on 25th March 1874 in Chonorod, Elisabetgrad, Russia, to a wealthy Chassidic textile merchant.
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From a very early age he exhibited a beautiful voice and his father took him to the famous Chazan, Yerucham Hakatan (also known as Yerucham Blindman), to hear his son sing and get a professional opinion of his abilities.
According to Zavel's own account, the ageing Chazan was deeply impressed by him and wanted to take the boy as his pupil.
His father however was not too keen on the idea though, believing that a career in textiles might be rather more secure than one in Chazanut.
On his marriage he went to Shul with his in-laws in Yelisvatgrad and was invited to say the Haftara.
The congregation was very impressed with his rendering of the Berachot and h