Lives in the Yiddish Theatre
SHORT BIOGRAPHIES OF THOSE INVOLVED IN THE Yiddish THEATRE
aS DESCRIBED IN zALMEN zYLBERCWEIG'S "lEKSIKON FUN YIDISHN TEATER"

1931-1969
 

Chad Gadya


The first Yiddish literary artistic marionette theatre, founded by Moshe Broderzon, Henekh Kon, Itzhak Broyner and Y. M. Nayman in Lodz, Poland.

The productions had begun in January 1922 and were occurred only several times in several cities of Poland.

The program consisted of satires of societal-literary themes.

The figures were carved by Itzhak Broyner, the texts were written by Moshe Broderzon, and A. Foygl, and the melodies were arranged by Henekh Kon.


 

 

 

 


 

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Adapted from the original Yiddish text found within the  "Lexicon of the Yiddish Theatre" by Zalmen Zylbercweig, Volume 1, page 800.
 

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