Zalmen Zylbercweig
Illustration — Zalmen Zylbercweig Zalmen Zylbercweig (1894–1972) was a Russian historian of Yiddish theater. He is best known as the author of the six-volume Leksikon fun yidishn teater (Lexicon or Encyclopedia of the Yiddish Theatre), the largest reference work on the history of Yiddish theatre. Zylbercweig was born in Ozorków.
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Zalmen Zylbercweig
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- Born
- 1894 · Ozorków.
- Died
- 1972 · Los Angeles.
- Nationality
- United States
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- writer · actor · playwright · journalist
- Known for
- Lexicon of the Yiddish Theatre
- Languages
- Yiddish · English
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Born at Ozorków in 1894, died in Los Angeles in 1972.
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- 1.legacy.www.nypl.org – , Yiddish Theater Collection, New York Public Library; nennt Leksikon fun der Nayer Yidisher Literatur als Quelle, Übersetzung ins englische von Faith Jones, Dorot Jewish Division, NYPL (abgerufen am 28. April 2010)
- 2.Finding Aid for the Zalmen Zylbercweig Collection of Yiddish Theater Scripts, 1926–1932 (PDF, 2002; 105 kB), UCLA, Departement of Special Collections, Manuscripts Division, Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575 (abgerufen am 28. April 2010)
- 3.(abgerufen am 28. April 2010)
- 4., Faith Jones, Dorot Jewish Division, The New York Public Library (abgerufen am 19. Mai 2016)
- 5.Ahuva Belkin, Gad Kaynar: Jewish Theatre. In: Martin Goodman (Hrsg.): The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Studies. Oxford University Press, New York 2002, S. 879.
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 05 September 2026.
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