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'''Abraham "Abe" Elenkrig''' ({{lang-yi|אברהם עלענקריג}}, September 15, 1878 &nbsp;– January 8, 1965) was a [[Russian Empire|Russian]]-born American [[klezmer]] bandleader, [[Cornet]] player, barber and recording artist of the early twentieth century. He was among the earliest bandleaders to record klezmer music in the United States, making a series of discs for [[Victor Recording Company]] and [[Columbia Records]] from 1913 to 1915.<ref name="Netsky PDF" /><ref name="DAHR profile">{{cite web |title=Elenkrig, Abraham - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/mastertalent/detail/202914/Elenkrig_Abraham |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings |access-date=12 February 2021}}</ref> In 2009, the [[Library of Congress]] named his 1913 recording ''Fon der Choope (From the Wedding)'' to the [[National Recording Registry]].<ref name="LOC declaration">{{cite web |title=The Sounds of Fighting Men, Howlin' Wolf and Comedy Icon Among 25 Named to the National Recording Registry |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-10-116/national-recording-registry-adds-25/2010-06-23/ |website=Library of Congress|access-date=13 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=US Library to Save Recordings from Tupac and Bill Cosby |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97440711/abe-elenkrig-1878-1965/ |work=Journal Gazette |date=June 24, 2010 |location=Mattoon, IL |page=8 |accessdate=March 12, 2022 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref>