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Josef Grünberg
Joseph Green (April 23, 1900Zalmen Zylbercweig, Zylbercweig, Zalmen, with Jacob Mestel, Eds. (1931).Grinberg, Yosef. ''Leksikon fun yidishn teater'' [Lexicon of the Yiddish theatre]. New York: Farlag "Elisheva". Vol. 1, col. 532. English translation/adaptation available online at thMuseum of Family History – June 20, 1996),Blumenthal, Ralph (June 22, 19960.. ''New York Times''. nytimes.com. Retrieved 2017-06-23 born Yoysef Grinberg,Robboy, Ron (March 3, 2000). "Victor Packer". ''Mendele'' moderated mailing list for Yiddish language and literature. Vol. 09.068. Available as downloadable text file in th''Mendele'' archives Retrieved 2017-06-23. Robboy, a scholar of Yiddish theater music, recounts that "Yoysef Grinberg", who acted with the "Undzer Teater" experimental theater group in New York in 1925, "later changed his name to Joseph Green for his work as director of several classic Yiddish films", including ''A brivele der mamen'' and ''Yidl mitn fidl''. a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zalmen Zylbercweig
Zalmen Zylbercweig (Yiddish: זלמן זילבערצווייג ; Ozorkow, 1894-Los Angeles 1972) was a historian of Yiddish theater. He is best known as the author of the six-volume '' Leksikon fun yidishn teater'' (Lexicon or Encyclopedia of the Yiddish Theatre), the largest reference work on the history of Yiddish theatre. Zylbercweig grew up in an intellectual family and was educated in traditional and modern subjects. From a young age he was attracted to the Yiddish theatre, and on leaving school attempted to become an actor. Although he soon realized he did not have the necessary talents, he still loved the theatre and tried a variety of supporting tasks: writing short plays, translating material from the European repertoire, directing, and managing troupes. All of these provided an unreliable income, and he turned instead to journalism. After several years of writing and editing newspapers, Zylbercweig embarked on a project to document Yiddish theatre. In 1918 he began ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
