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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…
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Mark Rivesman
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St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
(St Petersburg, Russia)
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1918–1919
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David Yellin, The Moriah Association
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Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine
(Jerusalem, Israel)
Date:
1908
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Napoleon Sarony
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1907
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Some decades ago Jewish badkhonim-actors [jesters] were still a very common phenomenon. Most of the time the badkhn was not only an entertainer improvising rhymes and funny sayings, but…
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Dov Ber Slutsky
Date:
1936
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rebbe levi yitskhok
tsine, his wife
khayim, their son
gnendl, their daughter
taybele, their daughter
henekh yoel, gabbai
oyzer, butcher
zavl, butcher
itshe
mordkhe
moyshe
khveder…
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Peretz Hirshbein
Places:
New York City, United States of America
Date:
1919
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Pinkie:[Jumping up] Johnny, did you ever hear of The Marshall Plan? The Five Year Plan? The Morris Plan? Now listen to the Pincus Plan! Let’s give up the business!
Johnny:[With a quiet intensity, as…
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Sylvia Regan
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1953
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Noah:Lonely times again. . . .? [Sighing.] Now I must go out in the world an’ make meself for a big nuisance again. . . ? [Then.] Why should she think I’m crazy? [Abruptly standing.] Now, just a…
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Clifford Odets
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1954
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George:They always leave the key under the windowsill. I told you so.
Bert:Ahuh.
[George goes to the doors and yells in front of each one.]
George:Mamma! Stephen! Mamma!
[No one answers. Pause.]
No…
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Osvaldo Dragún
Date:
1963
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[While the song from the radio can still be heard, Israelsits motionless, in such a way that it is hard to tell whether he is checking a test, thinking, or is just sunk in his place. Later, suddenly…
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Avraham Raz
Places:
Tel Aviv, Israel
Date:
1972
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Ros:We could play at questions.
Guil:What good would that do?
Ros:Practice!
Guil:Statement! One-love.
Ros:Cheating!
Guil:How?
Ros:I hadn’t started yet.
Guil:Statement. Two—love.
Ros:Are you counting…
Contributor:
Tom Stoppard
Places:
London, United Kingdom
Date:
1966