2/10 | Birthday of Stella Adler
Today in Yiddishkayt… February 10 Birthday of Stella Adler, Actor and Acting Teacher Stella Adler was born on February 10, 1901 in New York City’s Lower East Side. Her parents, Sara Levitsky and Jacob Adler, were among the Yiddish theater elite. The whole family acted in Jacob Adler’s company, the Independent Yiddish Artists Company, which was known for putting on Yiddish translations of classical plays, such as those by Shakespeare, Tolstoy, and Ibsen. Stella Adler debuted at the age of four in Broken Hearts, and throughout her childhood she played boys as well as...
Read More“Those Were the Days” at the Ford Amphitheatre — CANCELLED
On September 3rd and 4th, 2011, Yiddishkayt invites you to experience the Yiddish theatre LIVE at the beautiful Ford Amphitheater in Hollywood. Immerse yourself in the vibrant world of Yiddish theater, the touching and humorous expression of a people caught in the struggle between modernity and tradition in a time of social and economic upheaval. The Tony-nominated and Drama Desk winning musical revue Those Were the Days traces the Jewish experience from late 19th century Eastern Europe to the bustling streets of New York City’s Lower East Side. Staged by the acclaimed Montreal-based...
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