Eleanor Mlotek

Eleanor Chana Mlotek (née Gordon; April 9, 1922 – November 4, 2013) was a musicologist, specializing in Yiddish folklore. WorldCat lists her as author of 70 works in 112 editions, in 6 languages.[1] They include both collections of music and exhibition catalogs of Yiddish authors. She held the position of Music Archivist at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, and was also a columnist at the Yiddish Forward.[2][3] She was born in Brooklyn and is the mother of Zalmen Mlotek, the artistic director of the Folksbiene.

She died November 4, 2013 in the Bronx at the age of 91.[4][5]

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References

  1. WorldCat Identities
  2. "Contributions of Jewish Women to Music and Women to Jewish Music"
  3. Ruth R. Wisse, Review of Pearls of Yiddish Poetry (2010) on publisher's website. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  4. YIVO. "YIVO Mourns the Passing of Chana Mlotek, 1922-2013". yivo.org. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  5. Berger, Joseph (November 4, 2013). "A Yiddishe Momme of Music, Chana Mlotek, Dies at 91." The New York Times. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  6. "Music of the Holocaust: Highlights from the Collection" United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
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