Lotte lehmann biography of mahatma
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Hitler Over My Head – Short Story
Judaism, Summer, 1999 by Edgar Rosenberg
A FEW WEEKS BEFORE MY TENTH BIRTHDAY, I PINNED A photo of Hitler over my bed. I had clipped the picture from the boys’ monthly Jugendlust, to which my classmates and I subscribed in third grade. Jugendlust carried a full-page picture of one of the Party bosses in the centerfold of each of its issues, and I remember the thrill with which I looked forward to the first of each month, when the magazine would be distributed in class and I would pounce on the photo with the same avidity with which people over sixty pounce on obituaries. By the time Hitler appeared on my wall, I had already tacked up a whole galaxy of dimmer luminaries: the Bavarian governor Ritter von Epp, Leo Schlageter who used to blow up French railways in the Ruhr and had long been enshrined in the Party hagiography, and a dozen members of Hitler’s brain trust: our National Sports Commissioner Hans von Tschammer und O
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Mahalia Jackson
American gospel singer (1911–1972)
Musical artist
Mahalia Jackson (mə-HAY-lee-ə; born Mahala Jackson; October 26, 1911 – January 27, 1972)[a] was an American gospel singer, widely considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century. With a career spanning 40 years, Jackson was integral to the development and spread of gospel blues in black churches throughout the U.S. During a time when racial segregation was pervasive in American society, she met considerable and unexpected success in a recording career, selling an estimated 22 million records and performing in front of integrated and secular audiences in concert halls around the world, making her one of the best-selling gospel music artists.
The granddaughter of enslaved people, Jackson was born and raised in poverty in New Orleans. She funnen a home in her church, leading to a lifelong dedication and singular purpose to deliver God's word through song. She moved to Chicago as
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