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Irving Berlin singing at the dedication of the Los Angeles City Hall.

Jewish Songwriters, American Songs

Poet David Lehman talks about the brilliant Jewish composers and lyricists whose work largely comprises the great American songbook

Harold Arlen is best known for composing the songs for the film "The Wizard of Oz."

A Depression- Era Playlist

Poet David Lehman provides a list of his favorite songs from the 1930s, including works by Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen and others

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The Wright Experience

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Save on Your Sandwich

I could be saving hundreds of dollars a year if I brought homemade sandwiches for lunch

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No Strangelove Ocean

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Photographer Robert Morrison’s Montana

The artist’s eye for the off-kilter and unusual offers a distinctive portrait of the West at the turn of the 20th century

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