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Sholom Secunda

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Composer 1894–1974

Sholom Secunda (Yiddish: שלום סעקונדאַ, 4 September [O.S. 23 August] 1894, Alexandria, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire – 13 June 1974, New York) was an American composer of Ukrainian-Jewish descent, best known for the tunes of "Bei Mir Bistu Shein" and "Donna Donna".

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In the literature3 passages

  • Lyrics and Music : Sholom Secunda and Hy Jacobson (additional lyrics by Millie Alpert)ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • HARD TO BE A JEW By Sholom Aleichem; Adapted by Joseph Buloff, David Licht; Music, Sholom Secunda; Directed by David Licht; Lyrics, Yitzchok Pearl Perlov; Musical Director, Renee Solomon; Choreography, Lang; Sets and Costumes, Jeffrey B. Moss; Lighting, Tom Meleck; Assistant to Choreographer, Ellen Titilertheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1973 74 Season, v. 30 (Willis).txt
  • L'CHAIM TO LIFE in Yiddish and in English by Martin Buber, Martin Hamar, Yitzhok Perlov. Neil Steinberg. Leybele Schwartz. Ben Zion Witler. Sholom Secunda. Eber Lobato, Mordechai Gebirtig, Aaron Lebedeff. Mariano Mores. Max Perl-theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1986-87 Season, v. 43 (Willis, John).txt

Passages naming this person, found by keyword across 178 books. A keyword match is not a biography, and a common name will pull in the wrong one.

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