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Judaica / Zionism - a silver medal with the figure of the Jewish pianist George Gershwin - made of silver 925, 31.1g
George Gershwin (September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American Jewish composer and pianist whose compositions spanned popular, jazz and classical genres. Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in Paris (1928), the songs “Swanee” (1919) and “Fascinating Rhythm” (1924), the jazz standards “Embraceable You” (1928) and “I Got Rhythm” (1930), and the opera Porgy and Bess (1935), which included the hit “Summertime”.