New York City artist who escaped Nazi Germany is the mind behind iconic album covers
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Music lovers will likely recognize some of these iconic albums but may not know the man behind the cover designs, Michael Mendel. But before he was creating artwork for music royalty —the 92-year-old New Yorker fled Nazi Germany in the late 1930s with his family. In honor of Jewish American Heritage Month, NBC News' Sam Brock takes a look at how Mendel's chance escape paved a pathway for an inspiring career. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day, click here: https://www.nbcnews.com » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Subscribe to Here's the Scoop podcast: https://www.nbcnews.com/heres-the-scoop-daily-podcast » NBC News App: https://apps.nbcnews.com/mobile » Breaking News Alerts: https://link.nbcnews.com/join/5cj/breaking-news-signup?cid=sm_npd_nn_yt_bn-clip_190621 » Visit NBCNews.Com: http://nbcnews.to/ReadNBC » Find NBC News on Facebook: http://nbcnews.to/LikeNBC » Follow NBC News on Twitter: http://nbcnews.to/FollowNBC »
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