Ruth Rubin, Folk Song Recital Entered from booking ledger and New York Times concert listing and review. The performance was billed as a program of Jewish folk songs. According to the review, "[i]n addition to traditional Yiddish folk songs of anonymous origin, she included modern Hebrew songs from Palestine and Israel and Yiddish songs of World War II the composers and texts of which are known. Mrs. Rubin ended with a group of song parallels from Italian, English, German, French-Canadian and Yiddish folk songs." Merrill, Helen. "CONCERT AND OPERA PROGRAMS FOR THE WEEK." New York Times (1923-Current file), Apr 15 1956, p. 124. ProQuest. Web. 10 Mar. 2021. "Music: Mrs. Ruth Rubin Gives Folk Song Recital." New York Times (1923-Current file), Apr 21 1956, p. 10. ProQuest. Web. 10 Mar. 2021. solo recital 1956-04-20T20:30:00