R. Nissan Blumenthal (1805–1903), whose reburial is the subject of this work, was a Russian cantor. He was born in Berdichev, Ukraine, where he became cantor at the age of 21. He later served in Yekaterinoslav (Dnepropetrovsk), and from 1841 until his death held the position of chief cantor at the Brody Synagogue in Odessa. His main contribution to the music of the synagogue was the founding of a choir school in Odessa, where he developed choral singing in four voices, an innovation at that time. Contrary to the wishes of the traditionalists, he introduced into the liturgy melodies from German classical music. He was nevertheless a lover of tradition and succeeded in effecting a synthesis of old and new. Few of his melodies appeared in print, but they were preserved by other cantors and some are still sung.

מעבר לשער הקדמת המחבר, מיום יז סיון תרס"ב. בדבר העברת קברו של החזן ניסן בלומענטאל מאודיסא, שלא נקבר "לפי כבודו", "ולקברו במקום היותר מכובד אשר יבחרו ראשי העדה". נרשם לפי מהדורת צילום, וויליאמסבורג תשנ"א.