Yiddish Theater in the Light of «Izraelita» in the Years 1883–1905
Mirosława Bułat
Uniwersytet Jagielloński (Poland)
Abstract
This article concerns all references to Yiddish theater in the Polish-language Jewish periodical Izraelita which had been printed after the banning of performances in Yiddish. The author divides the material according to subject: the consequences of the ban on Yiddish performances issued in 1883, the role of the Yiddish language in the Jewish community, discussions on the raison d'etre of theater in this language and proposals of replacing it with other forms of educational activity. The performances of Yiddish theater troupes are discussed according to their location: Warsaw, Lublin, Łodź and their voyages outside Poland. Finally the author discusses more general, biographical or analytical articles published in Izraelita. The analysis presented in the article confirms that the materials printed in Izraelita contribute much to our knowledge about Yiddish theaters of the period 1883–1905, and also about their often friendly coexistence with travelling Polish troupes.
Keywords:
Jewish press, jargon, Izraelita weekly, Abraham Goldfaden, Jakub Adler, Yiddish theater in PolandReferences
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Authors
Mirosława BułatUniwersytet Jagielloński Poland
Mirosława Bułat is a historian of Polish and Jewish theatre, a translator. She lectured at the Jagiellonian University on selected topics in the history of Jewish theatre in Poland, she taught Yiddish and also conducted a translation class. She is the author of the book Krakowski Teatr Żydowski (Krokewer Jidisz Teater) – between "shund" and art (2006) and numerous scientific articles and encyclopedia entries (also in English and German) on the history of Jewish theater and Polish-Jewish/Jewish-Polish cultural relations. Estera Rachela Kamińska's memoirs Derner un blumen (Barefoot through thorns and flowers, 2020) were published in her translation and edition in the series “Canon of memoirs of Polish Jews”.
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