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Jennie Goldstein
Yiddish theater star Jennie Goldstein was born in New York in 1896. She began acting…
Joel Walbe
Joel Walbe was born in Shepetovka, Volhynia (today Ukraine). As a boy, his education was…
Isa Kremer
Full biography in JMWC by Judith Pinnolis.
Additional biography available at the…
Yetta Zwerling
Yetta Zwerling was a Yiddish actress in America during the 1930s and 1940s.
Born on…
Zalmen Mlotek
Zalmen Mlotek is an American conductor, pianist, musical arranger, accompanist,…
Mickey Katz
Meyer Myron 'Mickey' Katz was an American musician and comedian who specialized in …
Haim Effendi
In spite of his unparalleled fame as a singer and musician during his lifetime,…
Eliakum Zunser
Eastern European poet and singer. He is known for his songs that preached nationalism…
Emanuel Amiran (Pougatchov)
Israeli composer and teacher. Emanuel Amiran (Pugatchov) was born in Warsaw in 1909 to…
Shlomo Carlebach
Rabbi, composer and performer. Shlomo Carlebach was born in Berlin, Germany. In 1939, he…