"My Yiddishe Momme" is a song written by Jack Yellen (words and music), and Lew Pollack (music), first recorded by Willie Howard, and was made famous by Sophie Tucker and later the Barry Sisters. Sophie Tucker began singing "My Yiddishe Momme" in 1925, after the death of her own mother. " Sophie Tucker made `Mama' a top 5 USA hit in 1928, English on one side and Yiddish on the B-side. Leo Fuld combined both in one track and made it a hit in the rest of the world." There are several versions of the song, under different names: