Overview
- Description
- Phonograph record 1. Syreno Electro. The disc dates from circa 1929 and preserves rare repertoire from the Polish-Yiddish stage. The operetta "Rumännische Chassene" (The Romanian Wedding), with libretto by Moyshe Shor and music by Peretz Sandler (and featuring contributions by several other songwriters), premiered in New York in 1923 and toured to many European venues, including a lengthy run in Warsaw.
Side A: Kinder Juhren (Kinder-yorn). From the operetta "Rumännische Chassene" (Rumenishe khasene). Words and music: Mordecai Gebirtig. Herman Fenigstein, vocals, with unnamed orchestra.
Side B: Blimelech zwei (Blimelekh tsvey). From the operetta "Rumännische Chassene" (Rumenishe khasene). Music: Peretz Sandler; text: Louis Gilrod. Herman Fenigstein and Anna Grosberg, vocals, with unnamed orchestra.
Herman Fenigstein (1893-1972) performed with Yiddish theater companies in Warsaw and elsewhere in Poland; he emigrated to the UK before WWII and served for many years as a synagogue cantor in Glasgow, Scotland. Ana Grosberg (Hanna Grossberg) (1900-1970), popular singer-comedienne on the Polish-Yiddish theatrical circuit, emigrated to the US before the war and continued her career on the US Yiddish stage. - Date
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Recorded:
circa 1929
- Credit
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, gift of Ben Shneiderman
- Format
- Phonograph record; shellac; 10 inches; 78 rpm
Physical Details
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
- Copyright
- Copyright Undetermined
- Conditions on Use
- Owner of copyright, if any, is undetermined. It is possible this is an orphan work. It is the responsibility of anyone interested in reproducing, broadcasting, or publishing content to determine copyright holder and secure permission, or perform a diligent Fair Use analysis.
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Recorded Sound Provenance
- The music was acquired by S.L. Shneiderman, the original editor and translator of the Mary Berg's Warsaw diary, and his son Ben Shneiderman, in 1977 and donated to USHMM in 2017.
- Recorded Sound Notes
- Performer and songwriter credits are incorrect on the record label
- Recorded Sound Source
- Shneiderman, Professor Ben
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-21 07:27:20
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn566558
Also in This Collection
Mary Berg diary publication papers
Document
The collection documents the initial publication of Warsaw Ghetto: A Diary by Mary Berg in 1945 and subsequent efforts by S.L. Shneiderman, the original editor and translator of the diary, his son Ben Shneiderman, and historian Susan Pentlin to republish the book. Included is correspondence and documents regarding various efforts to republish the diary, clippings, reviews, interview transcripts, manuscript fragments, photographs, and copies of writings regarding the diary. Diary publication materials include copies of contracts and documents related to subsequent efforts to republish the diary, clippings, reviews, transcripts of interviews conducted with Mary Berg, and copies of writings by Susan Pentlin regarding the diary. Correspondence includes letters exchanged by S.L. Shneiderman, Ben Shneiderman, Mary Berg, Susan Pentlin, and various attorneys and publishers. The correspondence between Mary Berg, S.L. Shneiderman, and Susan Pentlin includes early letters from Mary to S.L. in 1945 in Polish, and later letters regarding Mary’s desire to not see the diary republished. Other correspondence includes letters with attorneys and publishers regarding publishing rights. The photographs include depictions of Mary circa 1945 and S.L. and Eileen circa 1992.
Lejbke fohrt kejn Amerika
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Klezmorimlekh | Tif in veldele
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Shpatsiren zenen mir gegangen | Tants a bisele mit mir
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A kleinichker vintele | A ganze vokh
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