Abelov Jacob Moshe (1846, Druskininkai – 3 September 1888, Trakai near Vilnius) – singer, cantor, conductor.

Abelov studied music under Grimm in Vilnius. He was a cantor in Smorgon and Trakai. He was often invited to the Great Synagogue in Vilnius. He composed many pieces for cantor and choir as well as for choir and orchestra.

Bibliography:

• Ajzensztadt D., Prager A., Algemainer muzik-leksikon, Warsaw 1936.
• Idelsohn A. D., Jewish Music in its Historical Development, New York 1992.
• Stengel T., Gerigk H., Lexikon der Juden in der Musik, Berlin 1940.
• Zaludkowski E., Kultur-treger fun der yiddisher liturgie, Warsaw 1930.

L.T. Błaszczyk, “Żydzi w kulturze muzycznej działający na ziemiach polskich w XIX i XX wieku”, a book published with the support of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage and the Association of the Jewish Historical Institute in Poland.