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Abraham Wolf Binder

Born: 11th January 1895, New York City, United States

Died: 10th October 1966, New York City, United States

Nationality: American

Abraham Wolf Binder was an American composer.

Binder was born in New York City. He studied at Columbia University. He became a teacher in 1921 and professor at the New York Jewish Institute of Religion in 1937. He was the founding music director of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue from 1926 under Rabbi Stephen S. Wise until his death in 1966 and was a respected leader within the Union for American Hebrew Congregations, having edited and published many compositions and articles on synagogue music.