Seventy years of Yiddish theatre in Melbourne
TítuloSeventy years of Yiddish theatre in Melbourne
Autor
Call numberS994.004924/001
Número del objeto03731fc
Lugar de publicaciónSydney, New South Wales, Australia
EditorialAustralian Jewish Historical Society
Año de publicación
1979
Dimensionespp437-451
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle from 'The Journal of the Australian Jewish Historical Society' Vol.VIII Part VII, 1979, pp437-451
Descripción
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.