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Sunday, December 2 • 10:10am - 11:10am
Satchmo's Second Family: The Karnofskys Did a Jewish Act of Kindness Change the Music of America?

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Although Louis Armstrong was born dirt-poor,  his artistry and pulsating swing rhythm forever changed American music. He may never have made it without a family of Lithuanian refugees named Karnofsky. As Louis wrote, “The Jewish family…instilled in me singing from the heart.”
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Peter Gerler

Peter Gerler has been published in American Legacy, DownBeat, JazzTimes, Humanities, The Boston Globe, New Orleans Gambit, WBGO Upbeat, and www.nejazz.com. He lived in New Orleans during the 1990s and is working on a book about the jazz legend Joe "King" Oliver (Armstrong’s men... Read More →

Sunday December 2, 2018 10:10am - 11:10am EST
Room 101 Temple Reyim
  Arts & Culture, History & Politics