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The First Habima Theater Audience
This photograph features the audience of the first performance by Habimah ha-‘Ivrit (the Hebrew Stage; known internationally as Habima). The theater was established by Naḥum Tsemaḥ (Zemach) in…
Komishe nakht (Comical Night)
Advertisement for an October 20, 1918, Yiddish production of Komishe nakht, a French comedy by José Sanz Pérez, adapted into Yiddish by M. Oyerbakh. It was performed by Salon Casa Suiza in Buenos…
The Past and the Future of Yiddish Theater
The Jewish intelligentsia, the Jewish art patrons showed no sign of attention to Yiddish theater. A sickly weakling, it was born in southern Russia forty years ago, and has remained anemic and weak to…
Photographs of Donat Herrnfeld
The actor, comedian, and playwright Donat (David) Herrnfeld grew up in the small town of Raab (Győr) in Hungary; his family later moved to Vienna. Donat and his siblings performed and toured early on…
Announcement for Bar Giora Performance
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