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Al Jolson stands behind Dolores Del Rio, resting his hand on her shoulder, in a scene from the 1934 film Wonder Bar; both wear formal evening attire. Al Jolson as Jakie Rabinowitz embraces Eugenie Besserer as his mother, Sara Rabinowitz, in an emotional scene from the 1927 film The Jazz Singer. Al Jolson and Eugenie Besserer sit close together at a piano, smiling at each other, in a scene from the 1927 film The Jazz Singer.
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Al Jolson: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Oct 19, 2026
Modified link of Web site: AllMusic - Al Jolson. Oct 16, 2026
Anniversary information added. May 22, 2026
Add new Web site: Library of Congress - “Swanee”—Al Jolson (1920) (PDF). Jan 23, 2026
Add new Web site: The University of Arizona - The American Vaudeville Museum - Al Jolson: Ultimate Vaudeville Superstar by David Soren. Jul 02, 2025
Add new Web site: Jim Crow Museum - Al Jolson: A Megastar Long Buried Under a Layer of Blackface. May 17, 2025
Add new Web site: Official Site of International Al Jolson Society. Jan 07, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Mar 18, 2024
Add new Web site: Hollywood Walk of Fame - Biography of Al Jolson. Jul 14, 2022
Add new Web site: Facts about Famous People - Ferdinand Foch Facts and Biography. May 03, 2019
Noted that Srednike, Russia, is now Seredžius, Lithuania. Jun 13, 2017
Add new Web site: All About Jazz - Al Jolson. Sep 30, 2014
Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Broadway : The American Novel - Biography of Al Jolson. Mar 24, 2014
Add new Web site: Songwriters Hall of Fame - Biography of Al Jolson. Mar 24, 2014
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Al Jolson. Aug 06, 2013
Add new Web site: Matinee Classics - Biography of Al Jolson. Aug 06, 2013
Add new Web site: Naxos Records - Biography of Al Jolson. Aug 06, 2013
Add new Web site: AllMusic - Al Jolson. Aug 06, 2013
Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Biography of Al Jolson. Aug 06, 2013
Added photograph. May 17, 2011
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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