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
 

Z. I. Ankhi
(Zalman Itzhak Aronson)


A. was born in 1876 in Liadi, Mohilever Gubernia, Ukraine.

His father was the head of a yeshiva.

He was educated in the village Krumshi; afterwards he learned in various yeshivas.

In the field of literature he debuted in "Hshlkh" in 1903. He had in a manuscript written a drama "Emele", which on 25 February 1928 was staged by the Vardi-Yoalit studio in New York, which was also known as "Di goldene pave", worked and directed by David Vardi and Chava Yalit (scenic decoration and costumes by Koperman and F. Blumberg).


Sh. E. from David Vardi.

  • Zalmen Reyzen -- "Lexicon of Yiddish Literature", Vol. I, p. 122.

  • Vardi-Yoalit Studio [bletlakh], New York, 1929.


 

 

 

 

 

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Adapted from the original Yiddish text found within the  "Lexicon of the Yiddish Theatre" by Zalmen Zylbercweig, Volume 1, page 70.
 

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