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He is the owner of tea and
coffee houses, that they should bring into their places
Yiddish singers, and therefore 5 ban (Romanian
coin) for every drink, so he brings to them the singers
Yakov-Yona Tsimbler, Moshe der Blinder, Yankele with his
harmonica, Asher Feierstein, Sholom Podzamce, Chone
Strudler, Leon Shpatser [see "Brodersinger" in the
"Lexicon of the Yiddish Theatre," pp. 215-25.)
S. stopped just to sing
songs, but only went to "make Kiddush" and sing the
appropriate repertoire of of certain undertakings.
In the beginning of this
century he immigrated to America. Here S. continued his
fortune in the streets of New York with a wagon
(pushcart peddler) with old things, including stories
from the bible and songs that he used to publish to two
to four sites [zaytlekh].
[In our presence we find
ourselves two song collections, which contain the songs:
"Der komisher kidh," "Der ployderzak," "Der yom tovdiger
kidush," "Brikhu," "Fraytag oyf der nakht," "Der kidish
fun purim," "Der fermisher kidish fun shavuous," "Uitn
lkh," "Hmbdil," Di hbdlh").
On 11 February 1931 S.
passed away in New York and was brought to his eternal
rest at Mt. Hebron Cemetery on the grounds of B
Berkowitz and Louis Zeltener Lodge.
Zalmen Zylbercweig, who knew
S. in New York for several years before his death,
writes:
"He was of an unusual type. In a certain respect, he
might have been considered to be one of the
Broderzinger group [minstrels], but that was only
for a short time in Romania. After arriving in America
he completely gave up singing and devoted himself to his
‘little wagon’ [i.e., pushcart] on which he had
laid out various items for sale. Sometimes he would
place himself near a theatre where, before the
performance and during intermissions, he would sell the
song collections that he constantly reprinted, as well
as the brochure How To Become a Citizen, which
was then very significant for the immigrants. He was a
quiet, kind person with a warm interest in Yiddish
theatre and the fate of Yiddish actors. He would often
provide support for his former colleagues in Europe. S.
maintained an archive of photos of the Broderzinger
and the first actors in Romania. Among the songs there
were some that he had himself composed, but since he did
not print the authors’ names on any of the songs, it is
difficult to determine which were his.”
Sh.E. and Sh.E. from his wife, and from Zalmen
Zylbercweig. |
