Isaac Stern
Isaac Stern · Arts & Literature
Acclaimed American concert violinist; led the campaign that saved Carnegie Hall from demolition in 1960.
1920, Kremenets, Poland (now Ukraine) — 2001, New York City, United States
United States
Isaac Stern is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Acclaimed American concert violinist; led the campaign that saved Carnegie Hall from demolition in 1960.
Isaac Stern was one of the twentieth century's foremost concert violinists and, in 1960, led the campaign that saved New York's Carnegie Hall from demolition. Born into a Jewish family in Kremenets, he emigrated to the United States as an infant and was a devoted supporter of Israel and its young musicians.
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Acclaimed American concert violinist; led the campaign that saved Carnegie Hall from demolition in 1960.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Stern
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