About Michel Gelbart
Lived 1889 – 1962 (aged 73). Michel Gelbart was an American composer.
Mikhl Gelbart (August 21, 1889 – December 20, 1962) was an American composer of Yiddish songs. He was born in Ozorków, Poland. His music reflected a very American Yiddish motif, and was integral to the curricula of the Arbeter Ring (Workmen's Circle) schools and camps.
He died in New York of bone cancer.
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Who was Michel Gelbart?
American composer
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Michel Gelbart was born on 21 August 1889.
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Michel Gelbart died on 20 December 1962 in New York City.
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Michel Gelbart was a composer.
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Michel Gelbart was American.
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