The Jewish American tenor, Jan Peerce (birth name Jacob Pincus Perelmuth), grew up in the New York City streets, and attended De Witt Clinton High School and Columbia University.
The Jewish American tenor Jan Peerce (birth name Jacob Pincus Perelmuth) was born in a New York cold water flat in the Lower East Side, where he lived until marriage. He attended De Witt Clinton High School and Columbia University.