Pokrass
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Pokrass is a common Ashkenazi Jew
ish surname.
Ashkenazi Jews
Ashkenazi Jews, also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim , are the Jews descended from the medieval Jewish communities along the Rhine in Germany from Alsace in the south to the Rhineland in the north. Ashkenaz is the medieval Hebrew name for this region and thus for Germany...
ish surname.
- Dmitry PokrassDmitry PokrassDmitry Yakovlevich Pokrass was a Jewish composer of popular music and scores for the theatre and films, recognized in 1975 as a National Performer of the USSR....
(1899-1978), Soviet composer - Samuel PokrassSamuel PokrassSamuel Yakovlevich Pokrass was a Jewish American composer. During the Soviet civil war in 1920, with poet P...
(1897-1939), Soviet-American composer - Sian Barbara AllenSian Barbara AllenSian Barbara Allen is a former American film and television actress.She studied at the Pasadena Playhouse . She appeared in You'll Like My Mother , starring Patty Duke, Rosemary Murphy and Richard Thomas...
(1946-), American actress (born Barbara Susan Pokrass)