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Thumbnail image for Yiddish Theater in the 20th Century: an Interconnected, International Scene
  • Caraid O'Brien—writer, performer, and director, including of Yiddish works—describes the international phenomena of Yiddish theater during the 20th century. Much of her understanding came from Caraid's close relationships with Yiddish actors Luba...
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project Excerpts
Thumbnail image for 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...
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project Excerpts
Thumbnail image for Memories of the Yiddish Theater at Kadimah on Lygon Street in Carlton, Melbourne
  • Michael (Mendl) Szmerling, former actor in the Melbourne amateur Yiddish theater, describes what the building of the Kadimah looked like when it was located at Lygon Street, Carlton. He also describes what the backstage was like while preparing for...
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project Excerpts
Thumbnail image for Eleanor Reissa Keeps Yiddish Alive through Music and Theater
  • The queen of Yiddish cabaret, Eleanor Reissa, is a Brooklyn-born native Yiddish speaker whose work in theater garnered her a Tony Award nomination and propelled her into the front ranks of Yiddish theater and music.
Part of The Shmooze Podcast Series
Thumbnail image for Modicut Yiddish Puppet Theater, 1925-1933 with Eddy Portnoy
  • Modicut Yiddish Puppet Theater, 1925-1933 with Eddy Portnoy. This lecture from Eddy Portnoy, featuring photos, illustrations, and a short film, will detail the compelling history of this unusual Yiddish puppet theater.
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Thumbnail image for The Sunshine Theatre: The History of a New York City Yiddish Landmark
  • Judith Thissen talks about the Sunshine Theatre, one of the last of the iconic “vaud-pic” Yiddish theaters.
Part of The Shmooze Podcast Series
Thumbnail image for Bine-masḳes bay Katseṭler Yidish ṭeaṭer nokhn ḥurbn
  • פערלמוטער, ה
  • Perlmuter, H
  • Tel-Aviv : Ha-menorah
1974
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Spielberg Digital Yiddish Library
Thumbnail image for Memories of Yiddish Theatre in Israel in the 1950s and 1960s
  • Barbara Buloff, daughter of Yiddish actors Joseph Buloff...
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project Excerpts
Thumbnail image for My Grandparents Samuel B. and Fannie Grossman: Pioneers of Yiddish Theater
  • Rick Grossman, actor and part of a Yiddish theater family, describes his grandparents, Samuel B. and Fannie Grossman, as pioneers of Yiddish Theater because they moved on from the "Meccas" of theater, New York and Philadelphia, to find Jewish...
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project Excerpts
Thumbnail image for Words of Advice from a Veteran Performer for Actors Coming into Yiddish Theater
  • Lea Szlanger, a Yiddish actress born in Poland, offers her words of advice for actors interested in and working in Yiddish theater.
Part of Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project Excerpts

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