Born in New York City, Howard Greenfeld was a biographer of artists, musicians, and writers and the author and editor of books on Jewish history and tradition. Greenfeld also was the founder of Orion Press, now part of Viking Press. He received the 1968 Charles W. Follett Award for his biography of Marc Chagall.
The manuscript is believed to be the earliest extant Reform Jewish liturgical composition. An early example of the work of Giacomo Meyerbeer, “Hallelujah” was probably prepared for use at a service at…
Few children know the stories of their parents. During my childhood, I knew only that mine were an impossible match—which did not prevent my mother from spending day and night at my father’s bedside…
Between 1723 and 1737, illustrator Bernard Picart partnered with the Dutch bookseller, editor, and publisher Jean-Frédéric Bernard on Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde (R…