Kagan Ilya

Ilya Kagan was born on 31 March 1904 in Kovno (Kaunas), a Lithuanian subject. He graduated from the Commercial School in Melitopol, Taurida Governorate (Ukraine), and studied music with a private tutor. From 28 December 1937 he served as cantor in the prayer house of the Jewish Worship Society in Riga.