Bina Landau

Bina Landau, 1960s

Bina Landau (Yiddish: בינה לאַנדאַו, 1925–1988) was a Polish-born American Soprano folk and art singer active from the 1950s to the 1970s.[1] She primarily performed in Yiddish and Hebrew, interpreting the work of such composers and poets as Itzik Manger, Hayim Nahman Bialik, and Mordechai Gebirtig.[2] She was a Holocaust survivor, having been imprisoned in Bergen-Belsen and other camps during the Second World War.

  1. ^ Brown, Leon (7 May 1998). "As I See It: Fund Recalls a Soprano With a Perpetual Smile". Jewish Exponent. Philadelphia, PA. p. 22.
  2. ^ Myers, Tara (16 April 1998). "In Loving Memory: Holocaust survivor creates legacy for wife". Jewish Exponent. Philadelphia, PA. p. 10.