Mark Arnshteyn and Polish-Jewish theater

One of the striking features of the development of modern Jewish culture in Poland was its relative isolation from the surrounding Polish culture. There existed certain areas of Polish culture with which Jewish audiences had already developed a tradition of contact, and in certain circles developing Jewish cultural activity was entertained. Mark Arnshteyn managed to pursue a literary and theatrical career devoted to creation in Polish and Yiddish, and to bringing Yiddish plays to the Polish stage