Re: Oscar Hammerstein II

[Robert Cohen <rlcm17...>]

Bob, where are you quoting from?

I'd always _assumed_ (woops) he was Jewish, in a purely formalistic, 
not-even-cultural sort of way.  But now I'm going to look into this.

--Robert Cohen




>Is this true too?
>
>"Hammerstein II's mother was not Jewish and Hammerstein was raised a
>Baptist."
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>Bob
>
>-----Original Message-----
>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
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>
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>In a message dated 4/16/1 7:15:46 PM, wiener (at) mindspring(dot)com writes:
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><< 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.
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>Is this a common conception?
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>If so, any theories as to why?
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> >>
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>Because he was???
>Simon
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