
Izzy Young
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Israel Goodman Young (March 26, 1928 – February 4, 2019), known as Izzy Young, was a noted figure in the world of folk music, both in America and Sweden. He was once the owner of the Folklore Center in Greenwich Village, New York, and from 1973 until his death, owned and operated the Folklore Centrum store in Stockholm.
Known for
Credits

The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009)
as Man in Synagogue (uncredited)

A Tailor-Made Romance (2025)
as Harper Blake

Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation (2013)
as Self

Positively Porco: The Untold Story of Folk City’s Golden Era (2024)
Actor

Go to Izzy! (2024)
as Himself

Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center (1989)
as Self

Sunday (1961)
as Himself





