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Remembering the Heyday of Yiddish Theater

JL;DR SUMMARY An exploration of New York's Yiddish theater from its beginnings on the Bowery to its cultural infiltration into Broadway, as highlighted in an exhibit curated by Edna Nahshon at the Museum of the City of New York. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Fiddler On The RoofNew YorkJoan RiversYiddish TheaterCultural HeritageComediansAmericanizationBoris AronsonJerry LewisEdna Nahshon

Places mentioned

New York, United States
"New Yorks Yiddish Theater: From the Bowery to Broadway is published to coincide with an exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York."
Gdansk, Pomerania, Poland
"I was just in Gdansk, Poland, and was taken to a show."

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