Leo Fuld

b. 29 October 1912, Rotterdam, Netherlands, d. 10 June 1997, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Known as the last performer of Yiddish popular ballads, singer-songwriter Fuld was born into a large family. His remarkable voice was discovered when he attended the Amsterdam Jewish Seminary and he travelled all over the country to serve as cantor for Jewish congregations on the Sabbath. When he was 18 he performed for the BBC in London, and in 1938 starred on Broadway in New York. One of his first hits was called ‘Where Can I Go', and also enjoyed great success throughout the world with ‘My ...