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Claire Barry

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Claire Barry brought Yiddish pop to mainstream America

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Claire Barry was one-half of the Barry Sisters, a pop duo that blended Yiddish tunes with swing music. She and her sister, Merna, shot to stardom in the 1930s, but their music reached an audience far beyond the Yiddish-speaking communities of New York.

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