Chapter 12 Thought Questions
- Jewish songwriters and performers played an important role in America’s “Tin Pan Alley,” far out of proportion to their numbers in the population. Why do you think that was true?
- Pick three Jewish composers of Broadway musicals whom you feel expressed some Jewish elements in their work, and explain what those elements were.
- Pick three Jewish performers from the popular music field and explain their contributions to music. Did their being Jewish play any part in their professional life? Why—or why not?