Tag: Yiddish Theatre

The Alexandra Theatre, Stoke Newington Road, London – Yiddish theatre venue, Picture Post, October 16th, 1948.

This is a one page article from the magazine Picture Post, with photography by Felix H. Man. The Alexandra Theatre, at 65 and 67 Stoke Newington Road, opened on 27 December 1897 as 'The Alexander Theatre and Opera House'. It was an architecturally significant building and could seat at least 1,700 people. After changes of … Continue reading The Alexandra Theatre, Stoke Newington Road, London – Yiddish theatre venue, Picture Post, October 16th, 1948. →

Di Zeit – Yiddish Daily Newspaper, London, 1949 – Advertisements and Classified

I have a number of copies of Di Zeit (pronounced Di Tsayt), The Jewish Times, London's daily Yiddish newspaper, in my collection. Di Zeit was founded in 1913 by Morris Myer, an immigrant from Roumania. Originally it was a newspaper for the Jewish working class, then it became a supporter of Zionism and the Poalei … Continue reading Di Zeit – Yiddish Daily Newspaper, London, 1949 – Advertisements and Classified →