1997 Death Leo Rosten, writer/humourist (Joys of Yiddish), dies at 88 1994 Death Leo Fuchs, Polish/US Yiddish actor (Story of Ruth), dies at 83 1994 Death Nathan Susskind, Slovak/US linguist (Yiddish), dies at 87 1992 Death Molly Picon, Yiddish actress (Milk and Honey), dies of Alzheimers at 94 1991 Death Bernard Sauer, Yiddish actor, dies of heart attack at 67 1971 Event "Light, Lively and Yiddish" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 87 performances 1970 Event "Light, Lively and Yiddish" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 87 performances 1967 Event "Let's Sing Yiddish" closes at Brooks Atkinson New York City after 107 performances 1966 Event "Let's Sing Yiddish" opens at Brooks Atkinson New York City for 107 performances 1966 Death Sophie Tucker, Russian/US singer and actress (My Yiddish Mama), dies at 79 1936 Death Leib Malach, Yiddish writer, dies 1920 Death Salomon Anski, Russian/Polish yiddish author (Dibboek), dies at 57 1916 Death Sholem Aleichem, yiddish writer (Fiddler on the Roof), dies 1911 Birthday Leo Fuchs, Polish/US Yiddish actor, Galitzianer Cowboy 1908 Death Abraham Goldfaden, U.S. Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67 1904 Birthday Isaac Bashevis Singer, born in Poland, Yiddish novelist, Enemies-Nobel 1978 1898 Birthday Molly Picon, New York City, Yiddish actress, Milk and Honey 1898 Birthday Molly Picon, Yiddish actress, Milk and Honey 1885 Event Yiddish theater opens in New York with Golldfaden operetta 1880 Birthday Sholem Asch, Poland, Yiddish novelist/playwright, Three Cities 1880 Birthday Shalom Asch, Poland, yiddish writer, Motke Ganev 1840 Birthday Abraham Goldfaden, Eastern European Yiddish dramatist 1819 Death Slome Duikelar, Abraham J Swalff, Yiddish writer, dies
