Sholom Secunda
Sholom Secunda, born Shloyme Abramovich Sekunda in Alexandria, Kherson
Governorate, Russian Empire, on September 4, 1894, was an American composer and
songwriter who died in New York City, New York, United States, on June 13, 1974,
at age 79. Emigrating to New York City in 1908, he performed as a child cantor
before studying music at the Institute of Musical Art. He worked in Yiddish
theater as a composer and conductor, writing music for operettas including Di
yidishe shikse in 1927. In 1932, he composed the song “Bei Mir Bistu Shein” for
the musical I Would If I Could, followed ...
