Yiddish Art Theatre
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Name (Hebrew)
התיאטרון היידי (ניו יורק)
Name (Latin)
Yiddish Art Theatre
Other forms of name
Idish Ḳunsṭ-ṭeaṭer
Yiddish Art Theatre (New York)
New York. Yiddish Art Theatre
תיאטרון היידי (ניו יורק)
התאטרון היידי (ניו יורק)
יידישער קונסט טעאטער (ניו יורק)
ניו יורק. יידישער קונסט טעאטער
See Also From tracing corporate name
Yiddish Folks Theatre (New York, N. Y.)
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Sources of Information
- Unzer ṭeaṭer, Sepṭember 1921:cover p. 4 (Yiddish Art Theatre; N.Y.) t.p. (Idish Ḳunsṭ-ṭeaṭer)
- The Yiddish Art Theatre was a 20th-century Yiddish theater company based in New York City. The organization was founded in 1918 by actor and impresario Maurice Schwartz ( (Wikipedia, February 5, 2026:) )
- In 1926, developer Louis N. Jaffe built this theatre for actor Maurice Schwartz ("Mr. Second Avenue") and his Yiddish Art Theatre. The area was known as the "Jewish Rialto" at the time. After four seasons it became the Yiddish Folks Theatre, then a movie theatre, the home of the Phoenix Theatre, the Entermedia Theatre, and now a movie theater again, the Village East Cinema. It was designated a New York City landmark in 1993 ( (Wikipedia, Yiddish theatre, February 5, 2026:) )