Staging Jewish Modernism: The Vilna Troupe and the Rise of a Transnational Yiddish Art Theater Movement

This is the first study of the avant-garde Yiddish art theater movement, which flourished across five continents during the interwar period. From Warsaw to San Francisco, Buenos Aires to Winnipeg, Mexico City to Paris, and Johannesburg to Melbourne, the Yiddish art theaters were acclaimed by critics...

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Main Author: Caplan, Debra Leah
Other Authors: Wisse, Ruth Roskies
Language:en_US
Published: Harvard University 2013
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Online Access:http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:10869
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:11125995