Re: Oscar Hammerstein II

[wiener <wiener...>]

Robert:

I don't know the most reliable source for this sort of information so
I went to an internet site www.jewhoo.com   I have no idea as to their
sources  and their general reliability.  But it seems that their
purpose is primarily to identify Jewish personalities, so I hope they
take their task seriously.  Realize that whatever the quote says, they
choose to list him anyway.  Why, I don't know.

I look forward to discovering the answer to this question and would be
thankful for your help.

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Cohen <rlcm17 (at) hotmail(dot)com>
To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 10:54 AM
Subject: Re: Oscar Hammerstein II


>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
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>>Is this true too?
>>
>>"Hammerstein II's mother was not Jewish and Hammerstein was raised a
>>Baptist."
>>
>>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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>>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
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>>people asserted with confidence that Oscar Hammerstein II (of Kern
and
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>>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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