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Dan Opatoshu

Dan Opatoshu, grandson of Yiddish novelist and short story writer Joseph (Yosef) Opatoshu, was interviewed by Christa Whitney on March 12, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. Dan, the only grandchild, was very close to his grandfather, who died when he ...

2014-03-12

Opatoshu's Friendship with Peretz Markish and Reacting to Night of the Murdered Poets

Dan Opatoshu, screenwriter and grandson of Yiddish writer Joseph (Yosef) Opatoshu, describes his grandfather's relationship with Yiddish writer Peretz Markish, who was murdered in the Night of the Murdered Poets.

Diane Cypkin

Diane Cypkin, a performer and professor of Media, Communications, and Visual Arts at Pace University, was interviewed by Mark Gerstein on August 8, 2013, at the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts. Diane describes her parents' lives in Lit...

2013-08-08

In Poylishe ṿelder roman, by Joseph Opatoshu

A Sentimental Attachment to Yiddish Theater

Dan Opatoshu, screenwriter and grandson of Yiddish writer Yosef Opatoshu, reflects on his father’s career as an actor and his own personal connection to Yiddish theater, including childhood visits to famous Yiddish actress Molly Picon’s house.

"Dear Opatoshu!"

Fabulous Fashions: Bronx Bohemian Style

Gatherings of Yiddish Intelligentsia in Moshe Dluznowsky’s New York Home

Henry Dunow, the son of Yiddish writer Moshe Dluznowsky, describes his parents' circle of friends; their apartment was often filled with literary, intellectual and artistic luminaries. Recalling this time, Dunow is nostalgic for the pervasiveness of ...

From My Childhood Years

Hinde Zaretsky

Yiddish Children's Literature

"Mr. Friedkin and Shoshana: Wandering Souls on the Lower East Side"