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

1931-1967
 

B. Yanpolski

Born in 1900 in Glukhov, Chernigrod Gubernia, Ukraine.

His father was a worker in calcium distillery.

After ending the four-class city school, he became an electric-[monter] and as such in 1919 came to the "Russian Drama" theatre (while known as Y. P. Chernishov).

However, Y. soon moved over into the dramatic studio of the composer Atyanov and a year later already had participated as a guest star of the "Russian Drama" theatre across the Ukraine, acting in character roles.

Y. had also studied in a musical tekhnikum.

In 1928 in he performed in "Vim"t".


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Adapted from the original Yiddish text found within the  "Lexicon of the Yiddish Theatre" by Zalmen Zylbercweig, Volume 2, page 922.
 

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