Career
The subject of Romanian filmmaker Radu Gabrea"s documentary film, "Searching for Schwartz" (2007), she was also featured in his previous documentaries "Goldfadn"s Legacy" and "Romania, Romania". On March 18, 2012, Schwartz was invited to become the first woman in history to sing at the 125-year-old Eldridge Street Synagogue in Manhattan, effectively breaking the ban of kol isha in this landmark cultural venue. Before becoming a vocalist, she was a Hollywood film executive - companies where she worked include Simpson-Bruckheimer Films and Morra-Brezner-Steinberg-Tenenbaum.
As a writer, Schwartz collaborated with Strom on "A Wandering Feast, A Journey Through the Jewish Culture of Eastern Europe" (Jossey-Bass) and, with Strom and author Ellen Kushner, created the award-winning audio drama "The Witches of Lublin".
Her first recording "Garden of Yidn", was released by Naxos World and appeared on Canada"s Mundial Top World list. To date, her other recordings are "Dvekes/Adhesion", a collaboration with Yale Strom, Mark Dresser, Marty Ehrlich, Diane Moser and Benny Koonyevsky on the Global Village label.
"Borsht with Bread Brothers" (Arc United Kingdom), "The Absolutely Complete Klezmer II" (Transcontinental ) and "The Devil"s Brides" (Arc United Kingdom). Writing and blogging She contributed a chapter on the technique of klezmer vocals for "Shpil: The Art of Playing Klezmer" (Scarecrow Press).
She is also the playwright for the musical, "Chagall".
She contributes a blog, "Di Grine Cuisine: A Vegetarian Yiddish Eater at Home and Abroad" to the Weiser Kitchen"s online food magazine.
