Songs of Sonderling: Commissioning Jewish Émigré Composers in Los Angeles, 1938-1945

by John F. Guest and Jonathan L. Friedmann

Songs of Sonderling is the story of Jacob Sonderling's unique contributions to Jewish liturgical music. Rabbi Sonderling was many things: a descendant of Chassidic rebbes, a rationalist, a Reform rabbi, a Zionist, an army chaplain, a celebrated orator, an artistic soul. From his early career at the Hamburg Temple and German Army service in World War I, to his wandering years in the Eastern United States and founding of the Society for Jewish...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1682832449
• ISBN13: 9781682832448
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 9.0"