A BISL LIBE, UN A BISELE GLIK
Music Joseph Rumshinsky(1881–1956), Lyrics Unknown
Singer Zoila Canta
Jewish composer and Conductor Joseph Rumshinsky was born near Vilna in Lithuania (then part of Russian
Poland). He graduated from the Warsaw Conservatory. In 1903 he traveled to London to avoid getting recruited into the czar's army. Rumshinsky is considered one of the "big four" figures of American Yiddish theater together
with Alexander Olshanetsky,Sholom Secunda and Abraham Ellstein. The song A BISL LIBE, UN A BISELE GLIK comes from the 1924 musical comedy Tsipke. The comedy is about a poor, young Jewish woman (Picon) who, after concocting and carrying out an elaborate and deceptive scheme to extract money from a wealthy family, tells all and winds up finding true happiness.
Poland). He graduated from the Warsaw Conservatory. In 1903 he traveled to London to avoid getting recruited into the czar's army. Rumshinsky is considered one of the "big four" figures of American Yiddish theater together
with Alexander Olshanetsky,Sholom Secunda and Abraham Ellstein. The song A BISL LIBE, UN A BISELE GLIK comes from the 1924 musical comedy Tsipke. The comedy is about a poor, young Jewish woman (Picon) who, after concocting and carrying out an elaborate and deceptive scheme to extract money from a wealthy family, tells all and winds up finding true happiness.
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