Seventy years of Yiddish theatre in Melbourne
TitleSeventy years of Yiddish theatre in Melbourne
Author
Call numberS994.004924/001
Object number03731fc
Place of publicationSydney, New South Wales, Australia
PublisherAustralian Jewish Historical Society
Year of publication
1979
Dimensionspp437-451
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle from 'The Journal of the Australian Jewish Historical Society' Vol.VIII Part VII, 1979, pp437-451
Description
This article recounts the earliest instances of Yiddish theatre in Australia, and looks at the instrumental figures of Chaim Reinholz and Samuel Weissberg (Weissberg's memoir is quoted at length). The article looks at the flourishing of Melbourne Yiddish theatre and at its decline throughout the '60s and '70s.