Mendy Werdyger (born 1959,) is an American

Hasidic Hasidism, sometimes spelled Chassidism, and also known as Hasidic Judaism (Ashkenazi Hebrew: חסידות ''Ḥăsīdus'', ; originally, "piety"), is a Jewish religious group that arose as a spiritual revival movement in the territory of contem ...

singer, songwriter, and owner of the Jewish record label Aderet ecordsMusic Corp. and its retail store Mostly Music in Brooklyn. In 2010, he released his fifth studio album.

Biography

Werdyger grew up in Brooklyn, attending

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s from grade school through

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. At age 21, he joined his father's business, Aderet Records. Mendy sang in the choirs on recordings made by his father,

David Werdyger David Werdyger ( he, אלתר דוד יצחק ורדיגר; 30 October 1919 – 2 April 2014) was a Polish-American Hasidic hazzan and solo singer. A Holocaust survivor who was incarcerated in several Nazi concentration camps, including the f ...

and on some of brother Mordechai Ben David's albums as well as those of

Avraham Fried Avraham Shabsi Hakohen Friedman ( he, אברהם שבתי הכהן פרידמן, born March 22, 1959) better known by his stage name, Avraham Fried, is a popular musical entertainer in the Orthodox Jewish community. Career Fried was encouraged ...

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, Yerachmiel Begun, and others. Since 1991, he has been the cantor for the

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and

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prayer services at a Gerrer shtiebel in Boro Park,

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. Werdyger has re-mastered four CDs using computer software to clear up the distortions on the original records.

Family

Werdyger is a son of the

hazzan A ''hazzan'' (; , lit. Hazan) or ''chazzan'' ( he, חַזָּן , plural ; Yiddish ''khazn''; Ladino ''Hasan'') is a Jewish musician or precentor trained in the vocal arts who helps lead the congregation in songful prayer. In English, this pr ...

(cantor)

, brother of singer Mordechai Ben David, and uncle of singer Yeedle Werdyger (Mordechai's son). His son Yisroel released his second album in 2010.

Discography

Solo albums

* ''Chaverim Vol. 1: Chaverim Kol Yisroel'' (1990) (with Moshe Laufer) *''Chaverim 2'' (1991) (with Moshe Laufer) *''Zakeinu'' (1994) (prod. Yehuda Kaplan) *''Chaverim 3: Ani Holech B'Simcha'' (1996) *''B'Hadras Kodesh'' (2004) (with Dudi Kalish) *''Sadigur Hokem Malchus Dovid'' (2005) *''Sefira Beshira'' (2007) (with Sruly Werdyger and child soloist Aharon Levi) * ''Tomid B'Chol Yom'' (2010)

Collaborative albums

* ''Yom Shekulo Shabbos U'Menucha: Songs of 3 Generations'' (1993) (comp.

; with Mordechai Ben David and Yeedle Werdyger) * ''Special Moments With: The Wedding Album'' (1995) (with Mordechai Ben David and Yeedle Werdyger) * ''Around The Year 4'' (1990) (prod. Suki & Ding; with Avrumi Flam, Michoel Streicher, Dov Hoffman, and Yerachmiel Begun) * ''Shabbos with the Werdygers'' (2006) (with David, Mordechai, Yeedle, Sruly, Meyer, and Chaim Werdyger) * ''Hameorerim'' (2008) (with Mordechai Ben David, Shmuel Broner, Efraim Mendelson, Moshe Weintraub, Shloime Cohen, Gilad Potolski,

Yosef Karduner Yosef Karduner ( he, יוסף קרדונר, born 1969) is an Israeli Hasidic singer, songwriter, and composer. His biggest hit, ''Shir LaMaalot'' (Psalm 121), appeared on his debut album, ''Road Marks'' (2000). Biography Born Gilad Kardunos, he ...

, Sruli Ginsberg, Yanki Eckstein, Simcha Levinstein) * ''Shabbos with the Werdygers 2'' (2010) (with David, Sruli, Mordechai, Chaim, Yeedle, and Meyer Werdyger)

Featured on

, ''Father & Sons Biglal Avos'' (1984) (with Mordechai Ben David and Yaron Gershovsky) * Various, ''Lev V'Nefesh: The Music of

Abie Rotenberg Abie Rotenberg ( he, אברהם יום טוב רוטנברג) is a prolific Orthodox Jewish musician, composer and entertainer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He has been producing music since the mid-1970s with a style which has been described as " ...

'' (1990) * Gideon Levine and Various,''The Best of the Best'' (1996) * Various, ''Unity for Justice'' (2010)

References

External links

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Photo of David Werdyger and his four sons singing at a wedding in 2010
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