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