individual each year that has made a significant contribution to the world of music and helped to create a climate in which our talents may find valid expression." In 1972, a bomb planted in Hurok's Manhattan office exploded, killing Iris Kones and injuring several others, including Hurok. While many people believe the bombing had been arranged by the Jewish Defense League, a far-right terrorist organization which opposed the U.S. tours of artists from the Soviet Union, no one was ever convicted of the crime. Death In 1974, en route to a meeting with David Rockefeller to discuss a Rudolf Nureyev project, Hurok died of a heart attack. More than two thousand people nearly filled Carnegie Hall for his funeral, where Marian Anderson delivered the final eulogy. Cultural depictions Tonight We Sing, musical biopic film by Mitchell Leisen; portrayed by David Wayne (1953) Anna Pavlova'', film by Emil Loteanu; portrayed by John Murray (1983). References External links 1888 births 1974 deaths People from Bryansk Oblast People from Chernigov Governorate Russian Jews Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States American people of Russian-Jewish descent Impresarios Arts managers Music promoters Talent managers Jews from the Russian Empire