In Irving Berlin's tremendously full life, he went from abject poverty in his birth country of Belarus, to growing up in the tenement neighborhoods of New York City, to being the most sought-after composer in every Broadway and Hollywood producer’s Rolodex. His broad range of life experiences gave him the inspiration to write more than 1500 songs, all of which reach to the heart of the human experience. ❤️ Young Israel Berlin did what many other immigrant children did — odd jobs to keep his stru