From Tin Pan Alley to the Brill Building and beyond, songwriters of Jewish heritage have helped create American popular music. A celebration of the vital contributions of Jewish composers and lyricists to every style of vocal music; the songwriters, the musical elements, historical influences and the role of the culture in forming these gifted creators. Trace these individual journeys through the artistry, social context and legacy of 3 generations of such writers as Berlin, Kern, Gershwin, Rodgers, Bernstein, Harburg, Loesser, Earl Robinson and Sondheim to Carole King, Carly Simon, Paul Simon and more. How does the Jewish concept of Tikkun Olam (repair of the earth) express itself consciously, unconsciously, if at all, in the world view of some of these writers?

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