Israel J. Hochman

Israel J. Hochman (Yiddish: ישראל האָכמאַן, 1872–1940) was a Russian-born Jewish American violinist, klezmer bandleader, music arranger, and recording artist in early Twentieth Century New York City.

He was one of a handful of bandleaders such as Abe Schwartz, Joseph Frankel and Max Leibowitz whose recordings are considered to make up the golden age of American klezmer.

He emigrated to the United States around 1906 with his wife Victoria "Witte" (née Goldstein) and three children, sailing from Rotterdam to New York City.

[2][3][4][5] His parents were named Jacob Hochman and Maria (Chaja or Miriam Chaie) Bechter; according to the 1910 US census at least his mother emigrated with the family as well.

[9] By 1919 he had moved to Emerson Records as an arranger and conductor for singers such as Joseph Feldman, Clara Gold, and Simon Paskal.

[17] His main musical output in the 1930s seems to have been composing, arranging and direction in a series of films by a little-known director named George Roland.

I. J. Hochman and Orchestra - Die Cale (Polonaise) record label