Mikhl Gelbart

Mikhl Gelbart (August 21, 1889 December 20, 1962) was an American composer of Yiddish songs.[1][2] He was born in Ozorkov, near Lodz, Poland.[1][3] 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.[2]

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