Who Was Belle Miriam (Silverman) Greenough? Originally Published May 22-23, 2020.
May is Jewish American Heritage Month! Belle Miriam Silverman was born on May 25, 1929, in Brooklyn, NY, to insurance broker Morris Silverman and musician Sonia (Shirley Bahn) Silverman. She would become a powerful presence in many ways. We lost her on July 2, 2007, to lung cancer. Belle began performing at age three, was […]
Who Was Lorenz Hart? Originally Published May 1-2, 2020.
May is Jewish American Heritage Month! On May 2, 1895, Lorenz Milton Hart was born in Manhattan to Max Meyer Hart and Frieda Hart (whose great-uncle was German poet Heinrich Heine). We lost Mr. Hart to pneumonia at age 48, on November 22, 1943. Between those dates, Mr. Hart made quite a splash as a […]
What Is Jewish American Heritage Month? Originally Published April 24-25, 2020.
The month of May has been designated Jewish American Heritage Month in the United States. The resolution creating this honor was introduced in 2005 by Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Florida) and Senator Arlen Spector (z”l) (Pennsylvania). (Previous resolutions and proclamations had been passed for a week or a month in prior years; this resolution would […]