Seventy years of Yiddish theatre in Melbourne
TitelSeventy years of Yiddish theatre in Melbourne
Auteur
Call numberS994.004924/001
Objectnummer03731fc
Plaats van uitgaveSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Jaar van uitgave
1979
Formaatpp437-451
MateriaalArtikel
NotesArticle from 'The Journal of the Australian Jewish Historical Society' Vol.VIII Part VII, 1979, pp437-451
Beschrijving
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.