- Sirota, Gershon
- (1874-1943)Lithuanian cantor. He was born in Podolia. He became hazzan in Odessa, and later served in Vilna and Warsaw. He undertook concert tours in Europe and the US.
Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
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