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Hearing the Americas

"Nat'an" Advertisement

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Title

"Nat'an" Advertisement

Description

At the top of this Victor Records ad, Rhoda Bernard's songs "Nat'an" and "Cohen Owes Me Ninety-Seven Dollars" are labelled as "Hebrew Dialect Songs." By the early twentieth century, some of the most popular recordings were of performers imitating or using heavy Jewish accents.

Date

May 27, 1916

Source

Library of Congress Chronicling America

Type

Newspaper Advertisement

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Nat'an
At the top of this Victor Records ad, Rhoda Bernard's songs "Nat'an" and "Cohen Owes Me Ninety-Seven Dollars" are labelled as "Hebrew Dialect Songs." By the early twentieth century, some of the most popular recordings were of performers imitating or using heavy Jewish accents.