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Max Leibowitz
… born in Iași, Romania and in September 1905 he emigrated to the United States along with his wife Sarah. He had 3 … an American klezmer violinist and was a contemporary of other Romanian-born klezmer bandleaders and recording artists in the New York City area that included Abe Schwartz , Joseph Moskowitz …
Moshe Nathanson
… a traditional heder (all-boys religious school) in the old city of Jerusalem. Moshe left the heder to attend Bet Sefer Lemel, the elementary …
Harry Von Tilzer
… at an early age, and at fourteen he left home to join the Cole Brothers Circus as an acrobat and singer. Tilzer’s parents soon … Woodward. Von Tilzer decided to relocate to New York City to pursue a career as a songwriter. His productivity …
Jerome Kern
… Jerome Kern was born on January 27, 1885 in New York City to parents Fanny and Henry Kern. Jerome was the oldest of nine children, of which only three survived. Kern began his musical career under the tutelage of his mother, who was a piano teacher. In …
Richard Rodgers
… known largely for his work in musical theater. He was one of the most significant American composers of the 20th century, … Kanfer Stefan, ' Richard Rodgers: Enigma Variations ', City Journal (Autumn 2003). ' Richard Rodgers ' in …
Bertha Kalish
… Yiddish theater and Broadway actress Bertha Kalish was born in … ca. 1872. She began her stage career as a member of the choir at the Polish Theater. By the age of seventeen, … she enjoyed great popularity. Kalish immigrated to New York City in 1896, where she became a mainstay of the Yiddish …
Joel Walbe
… Jewish families in Russia. He first studied Torah in the Heder, and then proceeded to general studies with private teachers. Shalom Walbe, Joel's father, was a wealthy Jewish merchant and a Gabbai. He kept a …
Seymour Rechzeit
… Poland). He was an actor, known for Her Second Mother (1940), Shir Hashirim (1935) and Eternal Fools … to Miriam Kressyn. He died on October 14, 2002 in New York City, New York, USA. For a full biography see " Seymour …
Regina Zuckerberg
… Born in Europe, Regina Zuckerberg was an actress on the Yiddish theater scene. Her artistic career began at the Jewish … Lynn. Regina Zuckerberg died on October 4, 1964, in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. … Yiddish theater actress … 0 … …
Zalman Zylbercweig
… was born in a small town outside of Lodz, Poland. His father was Tsvi-Hirsh Zylbercweig, a Hebrew and Yiddish … school. Zylbercweig continued his secondary education at the Lida Yeshiva of Rabbi Isaac Jacob Reines. Zylbercweig’s … Alliance, and the United Emergency Relief Committee for the City of Lodz. In 1948, Zylbercweig relocated to Los Angeles, …