Lazar Weiner Explained

Lazar Weiner
Birth Date:24 October 1897
Birth Place:Cherkassy, Russian Empire
Death Place:New York, New York, US
Occupation:Composer
Education:Kiev Conservatory

Lazar Weiner (October 24, 1897  - January 10, 1982) was an Imperial Russian-born, American-naturalized composer of Yiddish song.

Biography

Lazar Weiner was born in Cherkassy in the Russian Empire on October 24, 1897.[1]

He emigrated to America at the age of 17 and later became the music director of the Central Synagogue in Manhattan.

He died in New York City on January 10, 1982.[2]

Works

Weiner composed more than 200 art songs as well as Yiddish and Hebrew cantatas and full synagogue services.

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Notes and References

  1. Lazar Weiner 1897–1982 . Jewish Folklore and Ethnology Newsletter . 5 . American Folklore Society Jewish Folklore and Ethnology Section . 1982 . 2024-08-07 . Google Books . Born in Cherkassy, a small town in the southern Ukraine, Lazare Weiner moved to Kiev when he was ten years old. He sang in synagogue choirs as a child, and by the age of thirteen, he entered the Kiev Conservatory to study piano..
  2. News: Other deaths: Weiner, Lazar . . 40 . 1982-01-12 . 2024-08-07 . Newspapers.com.