Ben-Zion Witler

Polish / Jewish singer, actor, coupletist, comedian and composer (1907-1961)
Person human Q4885170
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Ben-Zion Witler

Summary

Ben-Zion Witler is a human[1]. Born in Belz[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1907[3]. He died in United States[4]. He died on January 1, 1961[5]. He worked as a singer-songwriter[6], actor[7], coupletist[8], comedian[9], and composer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Ben-Zion Witler was born in Belz[2].
  • Ben-Zion Witler died in United States[4].
  • Ben-Zion Witler was born on January 1, 1907[3].
  • Ben-Zion Witler died on January 1, 1961[5].
  • Ben-Zion Witler was married to Shifra Lerer[12].
  • Ben-Zion Witler held citizenship in United States[13].
  • English was Ben-Zion Witler's native language[14].
  • Ben-Zion Witler is identified as part of the Jewish people ethnic group[15].
  • Ben-Zion Witler's professions included singer-songwriter[6].
  • Ben-Zion Witler's professions included actor[7].
  • Ben-Zion Witler's professions included coupletist[8].
  • Ben-Zion Witler worked as a comedian[9].
  • Ben-Zion Witler's professions included composer[10].
  • Ben-Zion Witler's professions included poet[16].
  • Ben-Zion Witler is recorded as male[17].
  • Ben-Zion Witler's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Ben-Zion Witler's residence is recorded as United States[19].
  • Ben-Zion Witler's residence is recorded as Galicia[20].
  • Ben-Zion Witler's given name is recorded as Ben-Zion[21].
  • Ben-Zion Witler's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Yiddish[22].
  • Ben-Zion Witler's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Ben-Zion Witler's writing language is recorded as English[24].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[25]

  • Country: US[26]

  • Began / founded: 1906[27]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1960[28]

  • Genre(s): chazzanut[29]

  • Community tags: chazzanut[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: edc3b34a-e886-474d-84c2-01018212994b[31]

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Origins and Family

Born in Belz[2], Ben-Zion Witler… he was born on January 1, 1907[3]. He is identified as part of the Jewish people ethnic group[15]. English was his native language[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter[6], actor[7], coupletist[8], comedian[9], composer[10], and poet[16].

Personal Life

Ben-Zion Witler was married to Shifra Lerer[12].

Death and Burial

Ben-Zion Witler died on January 1, 1961[5]. He passed away in United States[4].

Why It Matters

Ben-Zion Witler ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Ben-Zion Witler born?

Born in Belz[2], Ben-Zion Witler…

Where did Ben-Zion Witler die?

Ben-Zion Witler passed away in United States[4].

Who was Ben-Zion Witler married to?

Ben-Zion Witler's spouses include Shifra Lerer[12].

What did Ben-Zion Witler do for work?

Ben-Zion Witler worked as singer-songwriter[6], actor[7], coupletist[8], comedian[9], and composer[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . yivoarchives.org. yivoarchives.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Ben-Zion
    Spouse Shifra Lerer
    Writing language English
    Country of citizenship United States
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