1918-1945

Read Part I here. Published in Der tog (the day) – March 7-Nov. 14, 1925 Translated by Amanda (Miryem-Khaye) Seigel PART II:  EARLY CAREER May 27, 1925 “Actress and Wife”  I, from my side, must confess to you that I was not among the most famous housewives… Believe me, it was easier for me to perform […]

Published in Der tog (the day) – March 7-Nov. 14, 1925 Translated by Amanda (Miryem-Khaye) Seigel BERTHA KALICH (1874-1939) was a renowned actress on the Yiddish and English language stage. Born in Lviv, Ukraine, she began her career as a chorus girl in the Skarbek Polish theatre, becoming an early prima donna in Gimpel’s Theatre […]

Translated and introduced by Sheva Zucker, edited by Amanda (Miryem-Khaye) Seigel for Women on the Yiddish Stage/Digital Yiddish Theatre Project.

Translated and introduced by Sheva Zucker, edited by Amanda (Miryem-Khaye) Seigel for Women on the Yiddish Stage/Digital Yiddish Theatre Project.

These translations are part of a series devoted to Yiddish actresses in the Holocaust, published to mark Yom HaShoah and the eightieth commemoration of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

In his memoirs, Menashe Skulnik recalled the many years when he performed in cities outside of New York – including six years in Philadelphia, which he considered to be a theatrical purgatory.