A. Shor
Anshel Schorr (Yiddish: אַנשל שור; October 25, 1871 – May 31, 1942), also known by the anglicized name Albert Schorr, was an Austrian-born American playwright, lyricist, theater manager and composer active in the Yiddish Theatre of the early twentieth century. He worked with many of the famous figures of that era including Joseph Rumshinsky, Arnold Perlmutter, Molly Picon, Jacob P. Adler, and David Kessler, and wrote or co-wrote more than fifty plays and operettas which were widely performed in Europe and the Americas. His songs were recorded by contemporary artists such as Pepi Litman, Pesach Burstein, Mordechai Hershman and Simon Paskal. His wife, Dora Weissman, was also a well-known Yiddish theatre actor. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Zolochiv (city in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine), Died May 30, 1942 (Manhattan (borough of New York City, New York, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1908 - 1927
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist
Notes: Also appears in Victor ledgers as A. Schoor; listed in Heskes as Anshel Schorr.
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-6629 | 10-in. | 11/30/1908 | A mensch sol mein sein | Solomon Smulewitz | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-13320 | 10-in. | 5/19/1913 | Elegy on the Triangle fire victims | Simon Paskal | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-18219 | 10-in. | 7/25/1916 | Ich will a boy | Rose Rubin | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-18609 | 10-in. | 10/17/1916 | Men vet dir kein zach nit mit geben in keiver arein | Sam Stern | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-18621 | 10-in. | 10/20/1916 | Milchomo korbones | Nahen Rosenshak [i.e., Naum Coster] | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-18681 | 10-in. | 11/16/1916 | A veibel, a teibel | Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-21333 | 10-in. | 1/3/1918 | Sise hufnung | Rose Greenfield ; William Schwartz | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-21819 | 10-in. | 5/2/1918 | Das Lied der Liebe | Elizabeth Tuchman | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-21861 | 10-in. | 5/17/1918 | Milchuma zivishen litta in Galitzia | Anna Hoffman ; Jacob Jacobs | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-27575 | 10-in. | 2/26/1923 | Wie is mein Yukel? | Bessie Weissman | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-27576 | 10-in. | 2/27/1923 | Kabed es ovicko | William Robyn | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-29436 | 10-in. | 2/5/1924 | Aheim! Aheim! | Simon Paskal | Male vocal solo, with violin and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-29682 | 10-in. | 3/19/1924 | Yankele karmanshtshik | Yetta Zwerling | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-31796 | 10-in. | 2/2/1925 | Moishe | Nellie Casman | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | CVE-32790 | 12-in. | 7/22/1925 | Dus Yiddishe lied | Mordechai Hershman | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | CVE-32791 | 12-in. | 7/22/1925 | Dus Yiddishe lied | Mordechai Hershman | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-40001 | 10-in. | 9/9/1927 | Mein Yidishe maidele | Solomon Stramer | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-40002 | 10-in. | 9/9/1927 | Yidele hoff | Solomon Stramer | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W108298 | 10-in. | September 1927 | Mein yiddishe meidele | William Schwartz | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W108299 | 10-in. | September 1927 | Dib die liebst mich | William Schwartz | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W108300 | 10-in. | September 1927 | Vos toig es aich, vos darft ihr es, fun "Zein Yiddish meidel" | Pesach Burstein | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W108301 | 10-in. | September 1927 | Ai-dai-derai-dai-tchastushkes, fun "Zein Yiddish meidel" | Pesach Burstein | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Gramophone | 5801r | 10-in. | 1909 | Giter brüder nit gechapt | Frau Pepi Littmann | Female vocal solo, with violin and piano | lyricist | |
| Zonophone | 9851 | 12-in. | November 1909 | A mensch soll men sein | Kalman Juvelier | Male vocal solo | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Shor, A.," accessed January 3, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116863.
Shor, A.. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 3, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116863.
"Shor, A.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 3 January 2026.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Shor, A. (Anshel), 1871-1942 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr2002007882
Wikidata: Anshel Schorr - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2852502
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