Lazar Weiner
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Lazar Weiner was a Ukrainian-born, American-naturalized composer of Yiddish song
. He emigrated to America at the age of 17 and later became the music director of the Central Synagogue
, New York
.
Yiddish song
Yiddish song is a general description of several genres of Jewish music sung in Yiddish which includes songs of Yiddish theatre, Klezmer songs, and "Yiddish art song" after the model of the German Lied and French mélodie.-The Yiddish language and song:...
. He emigrated to America at the age of 17 and later became the music director of the Central Synagogue
Central Synagogue
The Central Synagogue is located at 652 Lexington Avenue on the corner of 55th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York. Built in 1872 in the Moorish Revival style as a copy of Budapest's Dohány Street Synagogue, it pays homage to the Jewish existence in Moorish Spain...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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