Burstein family
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Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
בורשטין (משפחה)
Name (Latin)
Burstein family
Other forms of name
Burshṭain family
Bursztyn family
Four Bursteins
4 Bursteins
בורשטיין (משפחה)
משפחת בורשטין
משפחת בורשטיין
Place of residence/headquarters
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Field of activity
Theater, Yiddish
Songs, Yiddish
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q7171316
Library of congress:
no2019113745
Sources of Information
- Dictionary of American family names, 2006(Burstein family; Jewish (Ashkenazic): Germanized spelling of Yiddish burshtin "amber"Polish Bursztyn)
- Discogs datatbase, viewed August 2, 2019(Burstein family)
- ha-Kes̀uveh, 1966:title page (משפחת בורשטין = Mishpaḥat Burshṭin)
- The Author's די מגילה פון איציק מאנגער, [תשכ"ח?].
- The Megilla of Itzik Manger, [1968?] :cover (starring the Bursteins)
- A chasene in shtetel, 1984:container (The Burstein Family (Lillian, Pesach, Susan, Mike)).
- Pesach Burstein opened his own theater ("The Hopkinson") in Brooklyn. His troupe advertised as the Four Bursteins, the twins appearing under the stage names Motele and Zisele). ( (Wikipedia, Pesach Burstein, February 2, 2018:) )
- Mit a Yiddish'n taam:container (The 4 Bursteins).
Wikipedia description:
Pesach "Peishachke" Burstein (April 15, 1896 – April 6, 1986) was a Polish-born American comedian, singer, coupletist, and director of Yiddish vaudeville/theater. He was honored with the Itzik Manger Prize in 1986. His wife Lillian Lux, and son Mike Burstyn are also actors.
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