Solomon Sulzer Publishes Schir Zion

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Solomon Sulzer, chief cantor in Vienna, published the first of two volumes of his Schir Zion (Song of Zion the second volume was published in 1865. In these works, Sulzer attempts to create a moderate model of Jewish worship ritual, which addresses the concerns of both reform oriented and conservative rabbis. This model is later called the Vienna model.