Person Detail: Izzy Young

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Full Name: Izzy Young | ||
Biography: (1928-2019) Author. Izzy Young was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Stockholm, Sweden. He was the proprietor of the Folklore Center, a shop in Greenwich Village. |
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1928 |
New York County Israel Goodman Young was born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York, on March 26, 1928. |
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1950 |
Kings County During the 1950s Mr. Young worked at Borough Park Shomer Shabbos, a bakery his father established in Brooklyn, New York. |
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1957 |
New York County Mr. Young opened the Folklore Center in 1957. |
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2019 |
New York County Izzy Young died at his home in Stockholm, Sweden, on February 4, 2019. |
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2013 |
(Unknown) County The Conscience of the Folk Revival: The Writings of Israel 'Izzy' Young (Pub: Scarecrow Press ISBN: 0810883082 / 978-0810883086) Mr. Young wrote a regular column in Sing Out!. These columns and other of his writings were collected in this book edited by Scott Barretta. Sing Out! was a quarterly journal of folk songs and music. |
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Bronx County As a child, Mr. Young lived in the Bronx, New York. |
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Bronx County Mr. Young attended the Bronx High School of Science. |
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Kings County Mr. Young attended Brooklyn College, but did not graduate. |
