Trudy Gold
‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’: The Yip Harburg Story
Summary
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” the timeless composition by Yip Harburg and Harold Arlen, is more than just the Oscar-winning hit from “The Wizard of Oz”. It symbolises the American dream and was written by Eastern European Jewish immigrants. This session will explore the lives of these gifted songwriters.
Trudy Gold
Trudy Gold was the CEO of the London Jewish Cultural Centre and a founding member of the British delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). Throughout her career she taught modern Jewish history at schools, universities, and to adult groups and ran seminars on Holocaust education in the UK, Eastern Europe, and China. She also led Jewish educational tours all over the world. Trudy was the educational director of the student resources “Understanding the Holocaust” and “Holocaust Explained” and the author of The Timechart History of Jewish Civilization.