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The Mother of Yiddish Theatre: Memoirs of Ester-Rokhl Kaminska

By Mikhl Yashinsky (Editor), Elissa Bemporad (Editor), Alyssa Quint (Editor)
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By Mikhl Yashinsky (Editor), Elissa Bemporad (Editor), Alyssa Quint (Editor)
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Originally appearing in the Warsaw daily Der Moment (1926-7), this intimate self-portrait by pioneering Yiddish actress Ester-Rokhl Kaminska (1870–1925) appears here for the first time in English. As it moves through her life, we see this towering artist and her art form emerge, observing how Kaminska navigates the perilous move from shtetl to city, stages illegal performances in unlikely venues around the Russian Empire, and eventually earns the exultant acclaim of her public. The memoirs ...

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