Letter about the Choir

J. Levitt

1918

Editorial: The Songs of the Workmen’s Circle Chorus as Propaganda

Esteemed Friend and Editor:

Recently a friend of mine, who is a member of the Workmen’s Circle Chorus, visited, bringing with her the words and music of the Workmen’s Circle “Marseillaise.” Thus we had the honor of hearing it here as well, sung by good singers. We have a singing and…

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J. Levitt

19th–20th Century

Very little is known about J. (or perhaps Y.) Levitt, a member of Los Angeles Branch 148 of the Workmen’s Circle (Arbeter Ring; now Workers’ Circle). The “Marseillaise” to which it refers is not the French national anthem but the Yiddish anthem of the Workmen’s Circle, written by A. Liessin in 1916.

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