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Gershwin's parents were both Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. His paternal grandfather, Jakov Gershowitz, was born in Odessa, Russian Empire (now Ukraine), and had served for 25 years as a mechanic for the Imperial Russian Army to earn the right of free travel and residence as a Jew, finally retiring near Saint Petersburg, Russia. Jakov's ...
Portrait of Joseph Brody from Dos Yidishe herz score, 1909. Joseph Brody (Yiddish: יוסף בּרױדי Yossef Broydi) (1876/1877 – 1937) was an American Jewish composer who wrote for the Yiddish theatre as well as liturgical Jewish works.
Ira Gershwin (born Israel Gershovitz; December 6, 1896 – August 17, 1983) was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs in the English language of the 20th century. [1]
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The most common ethnic groups in the Thirteen Colonies were those from either Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) or Ulster (north Ireland). Those of Irish, Dutch, German, or French backgrounds would see attempts to assimilate them into the dominant English and predominately Protestant culture. [3]
The following list reports the religious affiliation of the members of the United States House of Representatives in the 119th Congress. In most cases, besides specific sources, the current representatives' religious affiliations are those mentioned in regular researches by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life at the Pew Research Center ...
Edgar Jacob (1844–1920), British religious leader Edward Jacob (c. 1710–1788), British scholar and politician Ephraim Arnold Jacob (1845–1905), American lawyer and judge
George & Ira Gershwin: Shall We Dance "They Can't Take That Away From Me" Nominated Posthumous nomination for George Sammy Fain Lew Brown: Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 "That Old Feeling" Nominated 1938: Irving Berlin: Alexander's Ragtime Band "Now it Can Be Told" Nominated Carefree "Change Partners" Nominated Oscar Hammerstein II Ben Oakland ...