The Mother of Yiddish Theatre : Memoirs of Ester-Rokhl Kaminska
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Yiddish Voices
ISBN-10
1350321060
ISBN-13
9781350321069
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint
Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 21st, 2025
Print length
288 Pages
Weight
278 grams
Product Classification:
Theatre studiesSocial & cultural history
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An historically contextualized English translation of the memoir of actor, impresario and ‘Mother of the Yiddish Stage’, Ester-Rokhl Kaminska (1870-1925).
Originally appearing in the Warsaw daily Der Moment (1926-7), this intimate selfportrait 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 richly disclose the texture of everyday life for working Jewish women and all the grit and hard-won glamour of backstage (or in her case, back-barn/barrack/barroom) life. An extensive introduction and notes by Mikhl Yashinsky provide historical context and an appraisal of Kaminska’s epoch-making talent.
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