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Ilia Trilling (or Ilya Trilling) (, 1895–1947) was a
Ilia Trilling
at the Milken Archive of American Jewish Music 1895 births 1947 deaths Musicians from Wuppertal 20th-century American male composers German composers Emigrants from the German Empire to the United States 20th-century German Jews German theatre managers and producers Jewish American composers Yiddish theatre 20th-century American composers 20th-century German musicians 20th-century American Jews {{US-composer-19thC-stub
Ilia Trilling (or Ilya Trilling) (, 1895–1947) was a German
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-born Yiddish Theatre
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producer, actor, and composer
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as well as a dance teacher. He was active in Poland
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, Ukraine
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and the United States
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.
Trilling was born in Elberfeld
Elberfeld is a municipal subdivision of the Germany, German city of Wuppertal; it was an independent town until 1929.
History
The first official mentioning of the geographic area on the banks of today's Wupper River as "''elverfelde''" was ...
(now Wuppertal). He was able to obtain passage to America by being granted a passport by Russian authorities solely for Ilya Trilling and then getting a friend to change the word Ilya to "familya", meaning family in the native language. This forgery paid off and the entire family emigrated to America through Ellis Island
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, never to return to Europe. He continued his work in the Yiddish theater in America. His children and their offspring are still in the United States. They live in California, Pepper Pike, Ohio, Sharon, Massachusetts, Missouri, Florida, Colorado, North Carolina, and many other locations.
Works
* ''Zog, Zog, Zog Es Mir'' (Tell Me, Say It to Me) * ''Du Shaynst Vi Di Zun'' (You Shine Like the Sun)References
External links
Ilia Trilling
at the Milken Archive of American Jewish Music 1895 births 1947 deaths Musicians from Wuppertal 20th-century American male composers German composers Emigrants from the German Empire to the United States 20th-century German Jews German theatre managers and producers Jewish American composers Yiddish theatre 20th-century American composers 20th-century German musicians 20th-century American Jews {{US-composer-19thC-stub