Question

jewish americans who changed history
jewish americans in entertainment
irving berlin (1888 - 1989): russian - born irving berlin became one of the most influential songwriters in american history, becoming a staple of music and hollywood film throughout the 1940s and into the 1960s.

• over his career, berlin composed over 3,000 songs, produced 17 hollywood films, and wrote 21 broadway scores, popularizing the musical genre of plays and cinema to new heights.
• \white christmas\ remains one of berlins most famous songs, widely recognizable even today

stephen sondheim (1930 - 2021): born in new york city, stephen sondheim has been widely acclaimed for his musical productions.

• for various works and his career as a whole, sondheim received eight tony awards, eight grammys, an academy award, a pulitzer prize, the laurence olivier award, the kennedy center lifetime achievement, and the presidential medal of freedom.

jerry lewis (1926 - 2017): u.s. - born comedian jerry lewis was widely respected for his roles in comedy, hollywood film, and charity

• jerry lewis was closely associated with the muscular dystrophy foundation for presenting an annual labor day fundraising telethon. over the course of his career, he helped the foundation raise over $2 billion for research and treatment.
• for his work promoting awareness of muscular dystrophy, lewis was nominated for a nobel peace prize and received the u.s. department of defense medal for public service.

what experience did jewish americans irving berlin and stephen sondheim share?
they were both highly awarded for music.
they both immigrated from eastern europe.
they were both victims of the holocaust.

Explanation:

The text states Irving Berlin composed over 3,000 songs, produced films, and wrote Broadway scores. Stephen Sondheim was acclaimed for musical productions and won multiple awards (e.g., Tony Awards, Grammys) for his music work. No info shows they immigrated from Eastern Europe (Sondheim was NYC-born) or were Holocaust victims. Thus, their shared experience is being highly awarded for music.

Answer:

They were both highly awarded for music.