Messiahs of 1933: How American Yiddish Theatre Survived Adversity Through SatireTemple University Press, 7 трав. 2008 р. - 320 стор. Joel Schechter has rediscovered the funny and often politically-charged plays of the American Yiddish theatre of the 1930s. In Messiahs of 1933 he celebrates their satire, their radical imagination, and their commitment to social change. He introduces readers to the once-famous writers and actors—Moishe Nadir, David Pinski, Yosl Cutler, and others—who brought into artistic form their visions of peace, social justice, and satire for all. Messiahs of 1933 greatly enlarges our understanding of Yiddish theatre and culture in the United States. It examines the innovative stage performances created by the Artef collective, the Modicut puppeteers, and the Yiddish Unit of the Federal Theatre Project. And it introduces to contemporary readers some of the most popular theatre actors of the 30s, including Leo Fuchs, Menasha Skulnik, and Yetta Zwerling. Throughout, it includes relevant photographs and contemporary comic strips, along with the first English-language publication of excerpts from the featured plays. |
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... Sholem Aleichem and the Communists 203 12 The Anti-Milkhome Zamlung of 1937: The Yiddish Anti-War Catalogue Reconsidered 221 13 Conclusion: Still Waiting for the Messiah 231 Appendix 239 Acknowledgments 245 Notes 247 Bibliography 279 ...
... Sholem Aleichem text which became one of Artef's most popular productions] played to 60,000 people, but was withdrawn at the height of its run because Artef believed it should give more than one play a season to its subscribers.5 Far ...
... Satire Joel Schechter. Figure 1.1 Nadir's Messiah in America comic strip illustrated by Spain Rodriguez. Courtesy of the artist and Jewish Currents. Figure 1.2 Artef's 1936 advertisement for Sholem Aleichem's 200,000. Courtesy.
... Sholem Aleichem and Mendele—who wrote under pseudonyms. “Nadir” translates as “here, take” or “take this,” as in “Take this and choke on it.” Perhaps the name was a warning to readers to brace themselves for his acid humor—or it simply ...
... Sholem Aleichem, Mendele, and Artef's Mother Courage (known as The Jewish Mother). In the 1940s, the young Mel Brooks, Danny Kaye, and Judy Holliday meet Nadir and Schneider in a Borscht Belt resort, hear about their exciting satires ...
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The Lower East Side Arises | 37 |
How Soviet Yiddish Satire Fared in America | 57 |
The Society of the Sorely Perplexed Takes the Stage | 71 |
It Cant Happen Here in Yiddish | 105 |
The Tailor Becomes a Storekeeper | 121 |
Popular Yiddish Theatre Reconsidered | 141 |
The Yiddish Puppetry of Maud and Cutler | 157 |
Sholem Aleichemand the Communists | 203 |
The Yiddish AntiWar Catalogue Reconsidered | 221 |
Still Waiting for the Messiah | 231 |
Appendix | 239 |
Acknowledgments | 245 |
Notes | 247 |
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