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Max Leibowitz
Max Leibowitz was born in Iași, Romania and in September 1905 he emigrated to the …
Anshel Schorr
… musical comedy Zayn yidishe meydl (His Jewish Girl). The play premiered at Schorr’s own Liberty Theater in Brooklyn, …
Paul Muni (Weisenfreund)
… of Counsellor at Law , and returned to the silver screen playing the role of mobster Tony Camonte in the film …
Bertha Kalish
… regularly at Yakov Ber Gimpel’s Yiddish Theater. Kalish played the starring role in Gimpel’s production of Abraham Goldfadn 's play Shulamit. Kalish also toured with Goldfadn’s company … theater. Between 1905 and 1926, Kalish starred in over ten plays including: Monna Vanna (1905), The Kreutzer Sonata …
Jennie Goldstein
… in New York in 1896. She began acting at the age of six, playing child roles opposite actor greats Bertha Kalish , … theater with her husband, Max Gabel . Gabel, a renowned playwright and producer in his own right, wrote numerous … and Abe Ellstein . In 1938, Goldstein made her film debut, playing the leading role in the Yiddish movie Two Sisters …
Salcia Weinberg
… Hungary and Germany, returning to the Yiddish theater and playing for a short time prima donna roles. Source: Joel E. …
Bessie Weissman
… family in New York and became the daughter-in-law of playwright Anshel Schorr. She played child and adult roles with a number of the great …
Yetta Zwerling
… sings comical songs and also participated in several movie plays and Yiddish plays. eatres. Her sister Mamie had acted for a time in …
Lucy Levin
… her parents to America. She became a famous actress and played at several theaters from 1925 to 1933. Full biography …
Ida Kaminska
… director. In her long career Kamińska produced more than 70 plays, and performed in more than 150 productions. She also wrote two plays of her own and translated many works in Yiddish. World … theater actress … 0 … Actress … Yiddish Theater … Poland … Playwright … Holocaust … Ida Kaminska …