Henech Kon

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)



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