Jewish Heritage Museum Presents Ethel Merman, an American Icon, Presented by Historian Marty Schneit
WHEN: Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at 2 PM
WHERE: Zoom
ADMISSION: $7 non-members and $5 members
To make a reservation, please email jhmomc@optonline.net.
Ethel Merman was New York City’s girl next door. She went from being a stenographer from Queens to becoming the queen of the Broadway Musical in its golden age. On October 14, 1930 she brought the house down with her performance of George and Ira Gershwin’s I Got Rhythm. Ethel’s rag-to-riches story fueled the hopes of everyday people. Marty will discuss the standards introduced by her on Broadway, like "Everything’s Coming Up Roses," "Rose’s Turn," "Anything Goes," "Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries," and "There’s No Business Like Show Business."
Marty Schneit, born-and-bred New Yorker and Historian, has lectured at the
New York Public Library, JCC, The 92nd Street Y, New York Presbyterian
Hospital, Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital, and Fordham University. The Jewish
Braille Institute has recorded his lectures.
This program is sponsored in part by Gary Matoren in memory of his daughter,
Debbie Lynn Matoren, and in honor of The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth
County and the Jewish Community in Monmouth County.
Funding has been made possible in part by an operating support grant from
the New Jersey Historical Commission, a Division of the Department of
State, through grant funds administered by the Monmouth County Historical
Commission.
For more information or to make a donation, call the Museum at 732-252-6990, or visit www.jhmomc.org.
The Jewish Heritage Museum is located in the Mounts Corner Shopping Center, at 310 Mounts Corner Drive Freehold, NJ, at the corner of Route 537 and Wemrock Road (between the CentraState Medical Center and Freehold Raceway Mall). It is on the second floor of the historic Levi Solomon Barn.
The JHMOMC is a tax-exempt organization under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Museum is handicapped and assisted-listening accessible.
