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Moishe Oysher
Actor and Hazzan Moshe Oysher was born in Lipkon, Bessarabia in 1907. He immigrated to…
Boris Thomashevsky
Boris Thomashevsky, son of Yiddish actor and playwright Pincas Thomashevsky, was born in…
Henech Kon
A composer of musical theatre, Henech Kon was an important member of the thriving…
Sigmund Mogulesko
Actor and comedian Sigmund Mogulesko was born in Kaloraush, Bessarabia on December 16…
Leon Blank
Leon Blank was born in Lithuania in 1867. When Blank was just a boy, his family moved to…
Alexander Olshanetsky
Alexander Olshanetsky was born in Odessa, Ukraine. He played with the Odessa Opera…
Abraham Ellstein
Born in New York in 1907 (d. 1963), Ellstein sang as a chorister at local synagogue and…
Arnold Perlmutter
Biography in Milken Archive.
Herman Wohl
For full biography (Milken Archive) click here.
Anshel Schorr
Anshel Schorr, son of prominent Lemberg cantor Baruch Schorr, was a mainstay of Yiddish…