Seventy years of Yiddish theatre in Melbourne
TitoloSeventy years of Yiddish theatre in Melbourne
Autore
Call numberS994.004924/001
Numero oggetto03731fc
Luogo di pubblicazioneSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Anno di pubblicazione
1979
Dimensionipp437-451
MaterialeArticle
NotesArticle from 'The Journal of the Australian Jewish Historical Society' Vol.VIII Part VII, 1979, pp437-451
Descrizione
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.