Jewish Theater in Poland: The State of Research
Michael C. Steinlauf
Gratz College, Philadelphia (United States)
Abstract
The general framework of the history of Jewish theater in Poland must be placed in a trilingual cultural context – Yiddish, Hebrew and Polish. The definition of Yiddish theater encompasses stage productions, both amateur and professional, staged within the geographic boundaries of Poland by Jews for Yiddish audiences. Yiddish theater was however an international phenomenon created by travelling troupes, so that it also brought to these regions theatrical traditions stemming from other countries. The author puts in order and systematizes the sources relevant to the study of this subject and proposes his own periodization of the history of Jewish theater in Poland.
Keywords:
historical sources , periodization , Zalmen Zilbercwaig, Jewish theater in Poland, popular theaterReferences
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Michael C. SteinlaufGratz College, Philadelphia United States
Professor Emeritus of History at Gratz College in Philadelphia. He is the author of Bondage To the Dead: Poland and the Memory of the Holocaust (1997). He was theatre editor of the YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe and of many articles on Yiddish theatre and Jewish culture in Poland.
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