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Maestro Michael Tilson Thomas, celebrated conductor and Yiddish Theater royalty, dies at 81

PJ Grisar in Forward · 23 Apr

Michael Tilson Thomas, a renowned conductor, composer, and LGBTQ+ trailblazer, passed away at 81 from brain cancer.

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Battling cancer, famed Jewish conductor Michael Tilson Thomas prepares for his last concert

Penny Schwartz in JTA · 17 Apr 2025

Michael Tilson Thomas, legendary Jewish conductor and music director laureate of the San Francisco Symphony, is set to conduct his last concert at the age of 80, following the return of his aggressive brain cancer.

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Michael Tilson Thomas, Conductor And Yiddish Theater Scion, To Receive Kennedy Center Honor

Forward · 19 Jul 2019

Michael Tilson Thomas, a renowned conductor and music director of the San Francisco Symphony, has been selected to receive a Kennedy Center Honor.

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Michael Tilson Thomas

Forward · 8 Apr 2015

Michael Tilson Thomas, renowned music director of the San Francisco Symphony and founder of the New World Symphony Orchestra, has intertwined his personal history with the Yiddish theater tradition through his tribute performance, "The Thomashefskys: Music and Memories of a Life in the Yiddish Theater."

0 Television/Film History

Hedy Lamarr, Queen of Hollywood Chutzpah

noah in Forward · 22 Jul 2010

Hedy Lamarr, a famous Hollywood actress, concealed her Jewish background during her lifetime.