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
 

Yiddish Theatrical Alliance (II)


(The practical story of the organization is published in the third volume of the "Lexicon of the Yiddish Theatre," pages 2269-74. This is where we bring in the money.)

The "charter" of the "Yiddish Theatrical Alliance" was issued on 31 December 1917.

According to an image that was taken in 1940 (located in the bureau of the organization) were the folowing were the officers and Director's Board:

Jean Greenfield, President (passed away on 16 August 1944)
Isaac Miller, First Vice President
Jacob Ettenson, Second Vice President (passed away on 27 March 1943)
Solomon Olivenbaum, Founder and Honorary President
Harry Kaufman, Protocol Secretary
Charles Cohan, Executive Secretary (since 1922)
Isaac Schultz (passed away on 9 January 1944)
Frank Rothenstreich
John Miller (passed away on 19 November 1940)
Samuel Scheinberg (passed away on 21 February 1962)
Max Friedlander
Isaac Oberman
Morris Honig

According to a photograph in 1945, the officers and Board of Directors were:

David Kulok, President
Isaac Miler, First Vice-President
Jacob Stinson, Second Vice-President
Solomon Olivenbaum, Founder and Honorary President
Harry Kaufman, Protocol Secretary
Chalres Cohan, Secretary-Treasurer
Izidor Casher (passed away on 15 April 1948)
Herman Yablokoff
Louis Goldstein
Benjamin Chasin
Louis Yaeger
Isaac Oberman
Max Friedlander
Samul Scheinberg

According to a photograph from 1949, the Board of Directors and officers were:

David Kulok, President
Isaac Miller, First Vice-President
Solomon Olivenbaum, Founder and Honorary President (passed away on 27 April 1942)
Harry Kaufman, Protocol Secretary
Charles Cohan, Secretary-Treasurer
Irving Jacobson
Irving Grossman
Menasha Skulnik
Benjamin Chasin
Joseph Rumshinsky
Sam Deutsch
Louis Zauder
Herman Yablokoff
Isaac Oberman
Morris Honig
Louis Yaeger

According to a photograph from 1953, the officers and the Board of Directors were:

David Kulok, President
Isaac Miller, First Vice-President
Louis Goldstein, Second Vice-President (passed away on 8 April 1960)
William Rolland (passed away on 16 January 1960)
Irving Jacobson
Irving Grossman
Joseph Rumshinsky (passed away on 6 February 1956)
Menasha Skulnik
Herman Yablokoff, Protocol Secretary and Chairman of the "Chevra Kadisha" for the "Alliance"
Benjamin Zuger
Morris Honig
Isaac Oberman (passed away on 12 November 1960)
Louis Yaeger
Frank Rothenstreich (passed away on 10 April 1961)
Milton Weintraub

In recent years, the following officials and members of the Board of Directors have taken the places of those who died:

Jacob Kalich
Seymour Rechtzeit
Mordecai Yardeini
Charles Zauder
Leon Libkin
Harry Wax

Sh.E. from Mordecai Yardeini.


 

 

 

 


 

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Adapted from the original Yiddish text found within the  "Lexicon of the Yiddish Theatre" by Zalmen Zylbercweig, Volume 4, page 3306.

For the first entry for the Yiddish Theatrical Alliance, see Volume 3, page 2269.
 

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