Re: Oscar Hammerstein II

[wiener <wiener...>]

Alex Lubet replied with the same response.

Is this true too?

"Hammerstein II's mother was not Jewish and Hammerstein was raised a
Baptist."

Bob

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From: Klezcorner (at) aol(dot)com <Klezcorner (at) aol(dot)com>
To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Monday, April 16, 2001 11:07 PM
Subject: Re: Oscar Hammerstein II



In a message dated 4/16/1 7:15:46 PM, wiener (at) mindspring(dot)com writes:

<< I was just at a music lecture after which two apparently
well-educated

people asserted with confidence that Oscar Hammerstein II (of Kern and

Hammerstein and Rodgers and Hammerstein fame) was Jewish.


Is this a common conception?


If so, any theories as to why?

>>

Because he was???
Simon



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