Abraham Ellstein

Abraham " Abe" Ellstein ( born July 9, 1907 in New York City; † March 22, 1963 ) was an American composer of Yiddish popular music.

He was born in the Lower East Side, Manhattan, the "Eastern Europe" of Jewish immigrants, and, with his songs of the pioneers of American Jewish Music Theatre and co-founder of the musical tradition of Broadway. He also contributed to the film Yidl mitn fiddle - one of the most successful films in the Yiddish language - Music at.

Works

• Mamele: Mother (of Edmund Zayenda, 1938, Poland: Yiddish film ) Abi Gezunt ( As long as you 're healthy ); Text: Molly Picon
• Ikh Zing ( I sing for you); Text: Molly Picon
• Mazl (Good luck); Text: Molly Picon

• The Nayer Sher ( The New Sher, 1940)

• Eyns un a rekhts ( One in a Million: from Ansel Schorr, 1934, Musical Comedy ) Oygn ( eyes); Text: Molly Picon

• 'm Ikh farlibt ( I'm in love: by William Siegel, 1946: romantic musical comedy ) Ikh Vil It Hern Nokh Amol ( I want to hear it again ); Text: Molly Picon

• The berditshever khozn ( The Bridegroom of Berditchev: Israel Goldstein, 1930, operetta ) It drew me Nokh Amol ( Tell me again ); Verse: Jacob Jacobs

• Yidl mitn fidl (Joseph Green and Josef Grünberg, 1936, romantic musical comedy ); Texts: Izzy Manger Oy Mame, Bin Ikh Farlibt (Oh, Mom, I'm in love )

• Vos Iz Gevorn Fun Mayn Shtetele? ( What became of my shtetl: Menashe Skulnik, 1970s, operetta ); Text: Isidore Lillian

• Bublitshki ( Small Bagels: 1938, operetta ) The Age Tsigayner ( The Old Gypsy ); Text: Jacob Jacobs

• A Heymisher Bulgar (1947 )

• Hasidic dance