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
 

Itzhak Ganikman


G. was born in 1876 in Britshan, Bessarabia.

In 1893 he came to New York.

Here he became a tailor of ladies' garments, and he also was interested with the Socialist movement. Later he studied law, and in 1901 became active in the Yiddish journals. Then he published in the "Varheyt" many articles about Yiddish theatre, leading a struggle for a better Yiddish theatre.

In 1900 he translated together with Dr. K. Fornberg, Zola's drama "Thérèse Raquin" for Keni Lipzin.

  • Zalmen Reyzen -- "Lexicon of Yiddish Literature", Vol. I, pp. 494-497.

  • N. B. L. -- Zeyer geyst iz nokh mit unz, "Der tog", N. Y., 28 November 1919.


 

 

 

 


 

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Adapted from the original Yiddish text found within the  "Lexicon of the Yiddish Theatre" by Zalmen Zylbercweig, Volume 1, page 390.
 

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