Abraham Ellstein
Abraham "Abe" Ellstein (born July 9, 1907 in New York City , † March 22, 1963 ibid) was an American composer of Yiddish light music .
He was born in the Lower East Side , Manhattan , the "Eastern Europe" of Jewish immigrants, and with his songs is one of the pioneers of American-Jewish musical theater and co-founder of the musical tradition on Broadway. He also contributed the music to the film Yidl mitn Fidl - one of the most successful films in the Yiddish language.
Works
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Mamele : Mother (by Edmund Zayenda , 1938, Poland : Yiddish film )
- Abi Gezunt (as long as you are healthy); Text: Molly Picon
- Ikh Zing (I sing for you); Text: Molly Picon
- Mazl (good luck); Text: Molly Picon
- Der Nayer Sher (The New Sher, 1940)
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Eyns un a rekhts (One in a Million: von Anschel Schorr , 1934: musical comedy)
- Oygn (eyes); Text: Molly Picon
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Ikh bin farlibt (I'm in love: by William Siegel , 1946: romantic musical comedy)
- Ikh Vil Es Hern Nokh Amol (I want to hear it again); Text: Molly Picon
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Der berditshever khozn (The Bridegroom of Berditchev : by Israel Rosenberg , 1930, operetta )
- Pulled It Mir Nokh Amol (Tell me again); Verse: Jacob Jacobs
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Yidl mitn fidl ( Joseph Green or Josef Grünberg, 1936, romantic musical film comedy); Texts: Itzig Manger
- Oy Mame, Bin Ikh Farlibt (Oh, Mamma, I'm in love)
- Vos Iz Gevorn Fun Mayn Shtetele? (What became of my shtetl ?: By Menashe Skulnik , 1970s, operetta); Text: Isidore Lillian
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Bublitshki (Small Bagels : 1938, operetta)
- The Old Tsigayner (The Old Gypsy); Text: Jacob Jacobs
- A Heymisher Bulgar (1947)
literature
- John F. Oppenheimer (Red.) And a .: Lexicon of Judaism. 2nd Edition. Bertelsmann Lexikon Verlag, Gütersloh u. a. 1971, ISBN 3-570-05964-2 , col. 182.
Web links
- DVD: Yidl mitn fidl
- Yiddish film classics ( Memento from February 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ellstein, Abraham |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ellstein, Abe (nickname) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer of Yiddish light music |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 9, 1907 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
DATE OF DEATH | March 22, 1963 |
Place of death | New York City |