Lipa Feingold Sheet Music and Patents

Born in Russia in 1878, Lipa Feingold was a jeweler by profession, but his avocation was music. In 1903 Feingold married Bessis Braude in Russia and they both immgrated to the United States in about 1905. In 1907, while living in New York City, Bessie was diagnosed with tuberculosis, and her physician recommended the family move to Denver to seek a cure. The family arrived in Denver in 1907 and built a small house at Colfax Avenue and Chase Street, located in the city's west side East European Jewish community. Feingold worked as a jeweler in Denver and in his spare time composed muscial compositions and lyrics in both Yiddish and English. Feingold's Yiddish music urged Jews to maintain their Jewish values and culture. His "American" music called for American Jewish immigrants to be totally loyal and appreciative of their adopted homeland. In 1925, Feingold left Denver to pursue his musical ambitions in New York City on Tin Pan Alley, the center of the American popular music scene. Feingold achieved modest success in the music field and he retained a loyal following among American Jewish immigrants. Feingold contracted tuberculosis soon after leaving Denver and was a patient at the Motefiore Sanatorium in New York City for a time. He died on October 7, 1945 in New York City.