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1997 Leo Rosten, writer/humourist (Joys of Yiddish), dies at 88

1994 Leo Fuchs, Polish/US Yiddish actor (Story of Ruth), dies at 83

1994 Nathan Susskind, Slovak/US linguist (Yiddish), dies at 87

1992 Molly Picon, Yiddish actress (Milk and Honey), dies of Alzheimers at 94

1991 Bernard Sauer, Yiddish actor, dies of heart attack at 67

1971 "Light, Lively and Yiddish" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 87 performances

1970 "Light, Lively and Yiddish" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 87 performances

1967 "Let's Sing Yiddish" closes at Brooks Atkinson New York City after 107 performances

1966 "Let's Sing Yiddish" opens at Brooks Atkinson New York City for 107 performances

1966 Sophie Tucker, Russian/US singer and actress (My Yiddish Mama), dies at 79

1936 Leib Malach, Yiddish writer, dies

1920 Salomon Anski, Russian/Polish yiddish author (Dibboek), dies at 57

1916 Sholem Aleichem, yiddish writer (Fiddler on the Roof), dies

1911 Leo Fuchs, Polish/US Yiddish actor, Galitzianer Cowboy

1908 Abraham Goldfaden, U.S. Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67

1904 Isaac Bashevis Singer, born in Poland, Yiddish novelist, Enemies-Nobel 1978

1898 Molly Picon, New York City, Yiddish actress, Milk and Honey

1898 Molly Picon, Yiddish actress, Milk and Honey

1885 Yiddish theater opens in New York with Golldfaden operetta

1880 Sholem Asch, Poland, Yiddish novelist/playwright, Three Cities

1880 Shalom Asch, Poland, yiddish writer, Motke Ganev

1840 Abraham Goldfaden, Eastern European Yiddish dramatist

1819 Slome Duikelar, Abraham J Swalff, Yiddish writer, dies


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