Cantor Magda Fishman

Cantor Magda Fishman is a singer, musician, and songwriter, who is building a large and loving following among a wide spectrum of audiences. She is the hazzan at Temple Beth Am in Los Angeles, California. She has created a unique blend of traditional and contemporary styles. Her repertoire includes Israeli songs, jazz, liturgical masterpieces, musical theater, and her own compositions. She served in the Israeli Army Orchestra as a vocal soloist and trumpet player. She performed extensively in Israel and Europe, the US and Canada. Fishman came to the United States as a part of the Tel-Aviv Broadway musical theater project and is the recipient of the prestigious America-Israel Cultural Foundation scholarship. She has performed at the Kennedy Center, the National Gallery of Canada, the First Night Festival in Boston, the 92nd Street Y Festival, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Baked Potato Jazz Club in Los Angeles, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, the Walter Reade theater, Town Hall, Prague State Opera, and most recently AIPAC, The Apollo Theater, The Jewish Museum of Heritage and the Israeli Embassy in Washington and NYC.