Y. Adler

Jacob Adler (December 12, 1874 – December 31, 1974), also known by his pen name B. Kovner, was a native of Austria-Hungary and a Galician Jew who became a Yiddish language writer, poet, and humorist in the United States.

Birth and Death Data: Born Dynów (city and urban gmina of Poland), Died December 31, 1974 (Gulfport (city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1918

Roles Represented in DAHR: author

Notes: Y. Adler, or Jacob Adler, also wrote under the pseudonym B. Kovner. He is not the same as lyricist Jacob P. Adler, born 1855.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Victor	B-17981	10-in.	7/15/1916	Moishe Iosel in the Yiddish theatre	Al Harris	Recitation	author
Victor	B-21389	10-in.	1/30/1918	Strikers	Rubin Goldberg	Recitation	author

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Adler, Y.. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 26, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113147.

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