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Anshel Schorr
… cantor Baruch Schorr , was a mainstay of Yiddish Theater in New York and Philadelphia. He worked as a composer, writer, … play premiered at Schorr’s own Liberty Theater in Brooklyn, New York. Covers of the hit song were subsequently released …
Moshe Nathanson
… decided to transfer to the Institute of Musical Art in New York (now the Julliard School of Music). In 1924, he became … the Advancement of Judaism (Mordecai Kaplan's Synagogue in New York, and the founding community of the …
Aaron Lebedeff
… the American Red Cross troupes. Finally in 1920 he moved to New York, where he became one of the leading actors for Boris … At the end of the season he made a guest appearance at New York's National Theatre, where on April 9, 1930 he …
Harry Von Tilzer
… of Willis Woodward. Von Tilzer decided to relocate to New York City to pursue a career as a songwriter. His … Brooklyn Bridge. The two collaborated on a song, 'My Old New Hampshire Home,' which they sold to a local printer …
Jerome Kern
… Jerome Kern was born on January 27, 1885 in New York City to parents Fanny and Henry Kern. Jerome was the … teacher. In 1902, Kern enrolled at the Normal College in New York to study music education. He also attended classes …
Irving Berlin
… Berlin was an American popular songwriter. He was taken to New York in 1893. His melodies maintained their popularity in …
Dave Tarras
… Tarras was born in Ternovka, near Uman, and immigrated to New York in 1921. He was one of the most famous Klezmer … of the Arts (NEA) website, click here . Obituary in the New York Times , click here . Dave Tarras discography …
Richard Rodgers
… Rodgers, Richard. Musical Stages: An Autobiography. New York: Random House, 1975. Zollo Paul, ' Richard Rodgers ' in … Meryle. Somewhere For Me: A Biography of Richard Rodgers. New York: Knopf, 2001. Block, Geoffrey, ed. The Richard …
Bertha Kalish
… where she enjoyed great popularity. Kalish immigrated to New York City in 1896, where she became a mainstay of the …
Regina Prager
… to come to America to perform at the Windsor Theater in New York. In order to contend with Prager’s star status and box office earnings, other theaters searched for new European female stars to bring to America. It was during …