David Olivestone, former senior communications officer of the OU, and Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, OU executive vice president, emeritus, remember Ben Zion Shenker, z”l, trailblazing composer of the “American niggun.”
The Unsung Composer of the Songs We All Sing by David Olivestone
Personal Memories of A Modern-Day Sweet Singer of Israel by Tzvi Hersh Weinreb
This article was featured in the Spring 2017 issue of Jewish Action.