A composer of musical theatre, Henech Kon was an important member of the thriving inter-war Polish-Jewish cultural scene. He wrote popular songs, and participated in a wide variety of cultural activities for Jewish and non-Jewish Poles.
Full biographies:
Neil W. Levin, "Henoch Kon" at the Milken Archive of Jewish Music website.
"Henoch Kon" at The Music and the Holocaust website.
"Henech Kon" on Wikipedia.
More information:
"Henech Kon" at the National Library of Israel, including archival materials such as songs, scores, recordings, and more.
"Play Me a Song" In Yiddish by Henekh Kon, words by Y. Kotliar:
*(The picture is taken from Save the Music website)
