Diana Blumenfeld

Diana Blumenfeld (1 April 1903 – 3 August 1961) was a Polish folksinger, pianist, and actress of Jewish origin.

Early life and education She was born in Warsaw, Poland. In 1921 she studied piano in the conservatory for one year, and then continued her studies at Khrinivietska's Polish Dramatic School, graduating in 1924.

She married Jonas Turkow in 1923.

Career In 1924 Blumenfeld played with Esther-Rukhl Kaminska's troupe in Wilno. Toward the end of the same year, she performed with a company at Warsaw's Central Theater, and then became one of the first members of the Warsaw Yiddish Art Theater (Varshever Yidisher Kunst-teater; VYKT). During this period she continued to sing, performing in cafes, and in the ghetto theater Femina, on Leshno Street. Mordechai Gebirtig sent her his new songs, in the hope that through her performances she could spread them throughout the ghetto.

Death Diana Blumenfeld died in The Bronx, New York in 1961.

Selected recordings A Brivele Der Mamen (Solomon Smulevitz) Fisher Lid (Aliza Greenblatt) My Yiddishe Momme (Jack Yellen - Lou Pollack & Jack Yellen)