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Jennie Goldstein
… Yiddish theater star Jennie Goldstein was born in New York in 1896. She began acting at the age of six, playing …
Seymour Rechzeit
… married to Miriam Kressyn. He died on October 14, 2002 in New York City, New York, USA. For a full biography see " Seymour Rexite " …
Frida Zibel-Goldstein
… of Thomashefsky and Finkel. Her first appearance in New York was in 'Ahasuerus ' as 'Esther' the Queen Esther. After …
Bessie Weissman
… Weissman (Bain) was born into a Yiddish theater family in New York and became the daughter-in-law of playwright Anshel … … Yiddish theater actress … Actress … Yiddish … Theater … New York … Bessie Weissman …
Yetta Zwerling
… years. She traveled to act through the province, coming to New York and entered into the 'Grand' Theatre, where she … helped perfect her Yiddish. From there she went over to New York's 'Grand' Theatre, and then to the 'National' …
Reuben Rinder
… of Synagogue Music” founded by Rinder in 1927 (with the New York-based Joseph Achron , A. W. Binder, Leon Kramer, and … for the Advancement of Judaism (1922). It also set a new agenda for synagogue music that was deeply rooted in the …
Zalman Zylbercweig
… to 1924, Zylbercweig acted as the editor of the daily Lodz newspaper, Lodzer Tageblat. In addition to his editorial … France, and England. In 1937, Zylbercweig settled in New York, and began to work for the American branch of YIVO …
Zalmen Mlotek
… which was nominated for a Drama Desk Award and listed as a New York Times Critics Pick. During his tenure at the NYTF, the … with Zalmen Mlotek of the Folksbiene Yiddish Theater in New York (2008): Professor Edwin Seroussi interviewed Zalmen …
Harry Kandel
… and served in army band of the Russian czar, moving to New York in 1905. He first worked on the vaudeville circuit with …
Joseph Moskowitz
… was an American cimbalom player, and a recording artist in New York City during the first half of the twentieth century. He …