Creator Bio
Dov Ber Slutsky
1877–1955
Dov Ber Slutsky was a philologist, novelist and short-story writer, and publicist from Ukraine who wrote for Der fraynd. In Kiev he worked at the Institute for Yiddish Culture. After World War II, Slutsky moved to Birobidzhan. He was arrested by the Soviets in 1949 and died in Siberia.
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Jewish Badkhonim-Actors
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 also an actor…