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Rick Grossman Remembers His Early Performances in Yiddish Theater

Rick Grossman, actor and part of a Yiddish theater family, talks about his performance in Wish Me Luck and the legacy that performance has had on his family. He also remembers his close relationships with various famous Yiddish performers and compose...

They Made Fun of Life: Memories of the Yiddish Theater

Eleanor Rothfeld, born in Lvov and raised in the United States, remembers how much she enjoyed visiting the Yiddish theater as a young woman.

Songs from My Uncle, A Yiddish Theater Prompter

Bernie Agranoff, scientist and professor at the University of Michigan, whose uncle was a Yiddish theater prompter in Detroit, sings an old song he remembers, that his uncle taught him, and describes another that was sung on the street.

Leonard Nimoy Remembers His First Foray Into Yiddish Theater in Los Angeles

Leonard Nimoy, Jewish actor most well-known for his role as Spock on the Star Trek science fiction series, shares his memories of performing in a Yiddish production at a theater in Los Angeles early on in his career.

The Golden Age Of The David Herman Theatre

Joe (Yossl) Tigl – son of Yiddish actor Shia Tigl – describes the golden age of Yiddish theater. He describes all of the various ways his father was involved in the theater and how heady that period of time was. Through his father and the theater, he...

Tom Oppenheim

Tom Oppenheim - great-grandson of Yiddish theatre actors Jacob and Sara Adler, Artistic Director and President of the Stella Adler Studio of Acting - was interviewed by Christa Whitney on March 8, 2016 at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York...

2016-03-08

The Vilna Troupe and Transnational Yiddish Art Theatre

Debra Caplan, Ph.D. candidate in Yiddish, briefly explains her dissertation which focuses on the Vilna Troupe and their role in creating a Yiddish art theater movement.

Zalmen Mlotek

Zalmen Mlotek, Artistic Director of the National Yiddish Theater-Folksbine, was interviewed by Christa Whitney on January 28th, 2019, at the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, in New York City.

2019-01-28

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

Aron Gonshor

Aron Gonshor, actor in the Montreal Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre and surgeon, was interviewed by Sara Israel on December 15, 2011 at the Montreal Jewish Public Library in Montréal, Québec, Canada. Aron's parents were Holocaust survivors who lost mo...

2011-12-15

Melbourne Yiddish Youth Theatre

Doodie Ringelblum, medical doctor and Yiddish activist based in Melbourne, explains the establishment and development of the Melbourne Yiddish Youth Theatre, of which he was an active member.

Memories of Jenny Goldstein and the Yiddish Theater

Bernice Mayer, native Yiddish speaker who grew up in the Bronx and worked with Meir Kahane in the Jewish Defense League, describes going to the Yiddish Theatre with her parents and seeing Jenny Goldstein.

Being Dora's Daughter: Bryna Wasserman Reflects

Bryna Wasserman, executive director of the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene and daughter of Yiddish actress Dora Wasserman, talks about her mother's career and what it was like growing up immersed in theater.