Sam Kasten (1865
" ''New York Times''. 5 March 1953. p. 27. or 21 April 1869Zylbercweig, Zalmen (1969).
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Leksikon fun Yidishn Teater. vol. 6. Mexico City; New York: Elisheva. cols. 6122-6129 (in Yiddish) – 4 March 1953) was a comic actor in

Yiddish Theater Yiddish theatre consists of plays written and performed primarily by Jews in Yiddish, the language of the Ashkenazi Jewish community. The range of Yiddish theatre is broad: operetta, musical comedy, and satiric or nostalgic revues; melodrama; na ...

. A 1925 ''

New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of ...

'' article singled out his and Moony Weisenfreund's performances at the People's Theater as among the highlights of that year's Yiddish theater season, describing them as second only to

Ludwig Satz Ludwig Satz (18 February 1891 – 31 August 1944) was an actor in Yiddish theater and film, best known for his comic roles. A 1925 ''New York Times'' article singles him out as the greatest Yiddish comic actor of the time. He was born in L ...

. He died in New York on 4 March 1953.

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