![Leonard Bernstein, 1918-1990](https://israeled.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Outsiders-Bernstein_Leonard-by-Marion-S.-Trikosko-U.S.-News-and-World-Report-Collection-Library-of-Congress-scaled.jpg)
Born in Massachusetts to Ukrainian Jewish immigrants, Bernstein was a prominent pianist, conductor and humanitarian. His longtime association with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra began with a concert he conducted in Tel Aviv in 1947. Among other appearances, he led a Be’er Sheva concert in 1948 for troops fighting for independence and a Mount Scopus concert in 1967 to celebrate Jerusalem’s reunification.
Photo: Marion S. Trikosko, U.S. News and World Report Collection, Library of Congress