Adrienne Cooper

Adrienne Khana Cooper (September 1, 1946-December 25, 2011) was a Yiddish singer and musician as well as activist who was integral to the contemporary revival of klezmer music. In addition to her work as a Yiddish singer she was the assistant director at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, program director for the Museum of Chinese in the Americas, and executive officer for programming and executive officer for external affairs for the Workmen's Circle. She co-founded KlezKamp. She was on the Jews for Racial and Economic Justice Board of Directors until the summer of 2011.

Adrienne Khana Cooper (September 1, 1946-December 25, 2011) was a Yiddish singer and musician as well as activist who was integral to the contemporary revival of klezmer music. In addition to her work as a Yiddish singer she was the assistant director at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, program director for the Museum of Chinese in the Americas, and executive officer for programming and executive officer for external affairs for the Workmen's Circle. She co-founded KlezKamp. She was on the Jews for Racial and Economic Justice Board of Directors until the summer of 2011. She won the abbi Marshall T. Meyer Risk Taker Award from the Jews for Racial and Economic Justice in 2010 and KlezKanada's Lifetime Achievement Award in Yiddish Arts and Culture. She died of adrenal cancer in Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan on the night of December 25, 2011.

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