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
Museum of Family History:
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com
May 13, 2012
Zalmen Zylberweig Exhibition:
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yw/zylbercweig/zz-main.h
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Updated October, 2012
Lexicon Translation List:
http://www.mu
seumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex-biography.htm
Vol.
Surname
Given Name
Other Names
Town of Birth
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Website at Museum of Family History
6
Abramov
A.
Abram Kogan
Kishinev
1893.02.02
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/A/abramov-a.htm
1
Abrams
David
Tiraspol
1884.04.28
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/A/abrams-david.htm
5
Ash
Avraham
Avraham Averbach
Kishinev
1895
killed by Nazis
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/A/ash-avraham.htm
1
Auerbach
Boris
Ben-Tsion
Akkerman
1890.05.15
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/A/auerbach-boris.htm
1
Auerbach
Efrayim
Belz
1892.10.23
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/A/auerbach-efrim.htm
1
Berditshevski
Ben-Tzion
Berditshever
Faleshty
1898.04.15
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/B/berdichevsky-ben-zion.htm
1
Berkovich
Abram
Kagul
1901.02.28
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/B/berkovitsh-avraham.htm
1
Besarabov
Misha
Itelson
Soroki
1894.03.06
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/B/besarabov-misha.htm
1
Bey
Sophia
Kalarash
1901
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/B/bey-sophia.htm
1
Blank
Leon
Kishinev
1867
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/B/blank-leon.htm
1
Botoshansky
Jacob
Kiliya
1895.08.06
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/B/botoshansky-jacob.htm
1
Brodsky
Aaron
Dubossary
1878.08.10
1925.08.28
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/B/brodsky-aaron.htm
1
Brown
Morris
Beltsy
1900.01.14
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/B/brown-morris.htm
5
Budeyski
Yosl
Kishinev
1899
1944
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/B/budeyski-yosl.htm
2
Cherish
Jack
Yitzhak-Yakov Hersh
Zguritsa
1886.04.03
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/C/cherish-jack.htm
4
Conn
Rosetta
Kishinev
1891.07.12
1953.01.15
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/C/conn-rosetta.htm
1
Deikshel
Shmuel
Kishinev
1886.06.00
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/D/deyksel-shmuel.htm
1
Doktor
Rubin
Rubn
Yedinets
1882
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/D/doktor-rubin.htm
2
Elgard
Manye
Miriam Buber
Skulyany
1895.07.11
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/E/elgard-manye.htm
1
Eizerman
Leibl
Kishinev
1875.04.28
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/E/eyzerman-leibl.htm
6
Fishman
Harry
Kishinev
1887
1964.02.10
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/F/fishman-harry.htm
5
Gakhanski
Avraham
Kishinev
1941
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/G/gakhanski-avraham.htm
1
Geller
M.
Kishinev
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/G/geller-m.htm
1
Goldman
David
Kalarash
1885.05.26
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/G/goldman-david.htm
1
Greenberg
Jacob
Ataki
1875
1923.07.30
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/G/greenberg-jacob.htm
1
Gudelman
Hershl
Ataki
1892.04.15
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/G/gudelman-hersh.htm
1
Gutman
Chaim
Faleshty
1894.09.24
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/G/gutman-chaim.htm
1
Hoffman
Leon
Bendery
1900.06.22
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/H/hoffman-leon.htm
1
Honigman
Clara
Goldenberg
Kishinev
1890
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/H/honigman-clara.htm
1
Iris
Shmuel
Kishinev
1889.09.10
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/I/iris-shmuel.htm
1
Jacobson
Bessie
Ataki
1870.08.11
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/J/jacobson-bessie.htm
4
Kayfman
Hershl (Harry)
Feiner
Brichany
1880
1959.01.01
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/K/kaufman-hershl.htm
5
Keyzerovitsh
Manya
Tiraspol
1885
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/K/keyzerovitsh-manya.htm
6
Kores
?
Kishinev
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/K/kores.htm
5
Kroyn
Zalmen
Kishinev
189x
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/K/kroyn-zalmen.htm
2
Lerner
Yeshayahy
Shabtai
Khotin
1879
1913
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/L/lerner-yeshayahu.htm
2
Melamed
Mshe
Ungeny
1882.12.25
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/M/melamed-moshe.htm
2
Nadolski
Leon
Leib
Kishinev
1865.02.10
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/N/nadolsky-leon.htm
1
Ostroff
Oscar
Yehoshua Ostritski
Kishinev
1904.07.28
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/O/ostroff-oscar.htm
3
Perlmutter
Reuben
Kishinev
1880.12.05
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/P/perlmutter-reuven.htm
6
Richter
Manya
Kishinev
1889.05.10
1928.09.23
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/R/richter-manya.htm
6
Richter
Neytan
Kishinev
1993.04.14
1943.09.25
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/R/richter-neytan.htm
6
Rozenthal
Boris
Kishinev
1881.10.25
1938.05.04
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/R/rosenthal-boris.htm
5
Roytman
Ben-Tsion
Kishinev
19xx
1943
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/R/roytman-ben-tsion.htm
2
Sadigurski
Benjamin
Kalarash
1892.08.27
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/S/sadigurski-benjamin.htm
2
Serebrov
Muni
Kishinev
1897
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/S/serebrov-muni.htm
2
Simovitsh
Regina
Kishinev
1881
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/S/simovitsh-regina.htm
2
Sorokin
Froyke
Kishinev
1898,08,10
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/S/sorokin-froyke-V5.htm
1
Veys
Paulina
Kishinev
1884
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/V/veys-paulina.htm
5
Vladir
Velvl
Kishinev
1894
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/V/vladir-velvl.htm
1
Wexler
Jacob
Sekareny
1882.04.10
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/W/wexler-jacob.htm
2
Yoelit
Chava
Grinshpan
Orgeev
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/Y/yoelit-chava.htm
4
Zeydenberg-Santop
Leale
Khotin
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/Z/zeydenberg-santop-leale.htm
1
Zlatogorov
Yefim
Chaim Goldenberg
Kishinev
1894.03.14
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/Z/zlatagarov-yefim.htm
Biographies recently translated (as of
October, 2012)
6
Abramov
Boris
Akkerman
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/A/abramov-boris.htm
6
Ash
Khayele
Kishinev
1920
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/A/ash-khayele.htm
1?
Coopersmith
Louis
Bender (Bendery)
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/C/coopersmith-louis.htm
6
Davidzohn
Efrim
Dombroveny
1899.06.21
1964
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/D/davidzon-efrayim.htm
1
Dikshtein
Saul
Sekareny
1890
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/D/dickstein-sol.htm
7
Goykhberg
Israel
Teleneshty
1894.01.01
1970.06.09
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/G/goykhberg-israel.htm
3
Pintshevsky
Moishe
Teleneshty
1894.03.01
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/P/pinchevsky-moishe.htm
5
Roytman
Ben Tsion
Kishinev
1899.05.12
killed by Nazis
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/R/roytman-ben-tsion.htm
1
Weintraub
Zigmunt
Beltsy
1874.11.00
http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/W/weintraub-sigmund.htm
Biographies not yet translated
6
Ash-Averbuch
Polia
Kishinev
1897
1963
6
Bardichever
Zelik
Akkerman
1898
1937.12.30
6
Beltzer
Yasha
Yakov Belfer
Beltsy
1897
4
Bridzher
Dovid
Markuleshty
1907.12.15
4
Feinman
Zigmund
Asher-Zelig
Hinshest
1862.04.28
1909.07.01
4
Kessler
David
Kishinev
1860
1920.05.14
4
Kramer
Isa
Belz
1887
1956.07.07
3
Oysher
Moishe
Lipkany
1906.08.03
1958.11.28
3
Prizant
Hymie
Kishinev
5
Rabinowitz
Herman
Yankl-Hersh
Khotin
1884
killed by Nazis
Roytman
Zalman
Beltz
4
Sharavner
Dovid
Foleshty
1860
1923
6
Steinbarg
Eliezer
Lipkany
1880
1932.03.28
5
Tsipur
D'r Y.B.
Yitzhak Shterkman
Faleshty
1888.01.20
killed by Nazis
7
Tsvit
Mordechai
Kishinev
1913
5
Veinberg
Shmuel
Kishinev
1882
killed by Nazis
7
Verite
S.
S. Veysblat