There were a
good number of people who worked behind the scenes of the
Yiddish Art Theatre, so that the talented group of actors
could have the many successes they had over their long
existence. These tireless workers had many titles. There
were those, for example, who composed the music for many of
the productions and those who directed it. There were also
the art directors, the set painters and designers, the
costumers, the choreographers and ballet master, and the
publicity manager, whose job it was to make sure that the
word got out about each and every production. Many others,
in their own unique roles, made an essential contribution to
the success of Maurice Schwartz's Yiddish Art Theatre.
Below are photos
and job descriptions of just some of these people, presented
here to honor their commitment and dedication to the group's
worthy efforts.
ALEXANDER
CHERTOV/CHERTOFF
(scenic designer)
SAM
LEVE
(designer)
BORIS
ARONSON
(scenic and
costume design)
ROBERT
VAN ROSEN
(scenic and
costume design)
MICHEL
FOKINE
(ballet master)
HARRISON J. WEISMAN
(architect of the new Yiddish Art Theatre)
BORIS
BLEI
(sculptor)
AARON
GUDELMAN
(sculptor)
ABRAHAM
EISENBERG
(sculptor)
JOSEPH
GROSSMAN
(business manager)
YOSEL
CUTLER
(painter and writer)
ZUNI
MAUD
(painter and writer)
MARK LAWSON
(scenery painter)
SAM
OSTROVSKY
(scenery painter)
LEWIS
KESTEN
(producer)
H.
HENENERICH
(ex-manager of the YAT)
I./Y.
GROSSMAN
(ex-manager of
the YAT)
L.
FEINBERG
(ex-manager of
the YAT)
H.
GREENBLATT
(ex-manager of
the YAT
L.
CRYSTAL
(ex-manager of
the YAT)
MORDECHAI
YACHSON
(stage manager)
ABRAHAM
TEITELBAUM
(executive board
secretary)
REUBEN
GUSKIN
(ex-business manager)
LEON
HOFFMAN
(publicity manager)
JOSEPH
ACHRON
(composer of music for "Kiddush Hashem";
"The Witch of Castile";
"Stempenyu the Fiddler"; "Tenth Commandment.")
JOSEPH
CHERIAVSKY
(composer of music
for "The Dybbuk.")
ALEXANDER
OLSHANETSKY
(composer of music for
"Shabtai Zvi.")
PERETZ
SANDLER
(composer of music for "May-Time.")
LAZAR
WEINER
(conductor for "The Tenth Commandment"; composer for "The
Tragedy of Nothing.")
JOSEPH
RUMSHINSKY
(composer of music for "The White Flower"; "Hershel the
Jester;
"Dr. Theodor Herzl";
"Shylock and his Daughter.")
SHOLOM
SECUNDA
(Composer of music for "Sender Blank"; "Yosele the Nighingale"; "The
Brothers Ashkenazi";
"The Shepherd King.")
