Society of Jewish Composers, Publishers and Songwriters

Its founders and members, which included Sholom Secunda, Abe Ellstein and Joseph Rumshinsky, were Jewish composers associated with the Yiddish Theatre and Yiddish-language popular music.

These composers saw their songs being performed live in such settings as the Borscht Belt, as well as being recorded and played on the radio, without receiving any royalties.

[3][4][2] Joseph Rumshinsky acted as president, Sholom Secunda as secretary and Olshanetsky as treasurer; within weeks they recruited publishers, composers and lyricists who remained as the stable membership of the organization for most of the decade:[3][2][5] Secunda and the lawyer Moscowitz approached Yiddish radio stations, hotels, and wedding halls, and signed some contracts to get royalties for their music.

[2] The Society also sued when they felt the copyright on their compositions had been infringed; this included a suit against Eron Pictures in 1938 over the use of "I Love You Too Much" as background music in The Cantor's Son.

[7] ASCAP tried to entice Sholom Secunda, whose Bei Mir Bistu Shein made him the most lucrative member of the Society, to join them.