Keni Liptzin

Keni Liptzin

female, deceased (1916)
Di shkhite, Jacob Adler, IsraelRosenberg, Mirele Efros, Keni Sonyes, Shochita
Keni Liptzin (1863 (or earlier) - 1916), surname sometimes spelled Lipzin, was a star in the early years of Yiddish theater, probably the greatest...

David Kessler

male, deceased (1920)
Jewish film and theatre, IsraelRosenberg, Mechtze the Matchmaker, Jacob Adler, incidental music, Chişinău
David Kessler was a prominent actor in the first great era of Yiddish theater. As a star Yiddish dramatic performer in New York City, he was the...

Sonya Adler

female, deceased (1886)
yiddish, Yiddish theater, Courland, Jacob Adler, IsraelRosenberg, Nihilist movement
Sonya ("Sophia") Adler (?-1886), born Sonya Oberlander, early stage name Sonya Michelson, was one of the first women to perform in Yiddish theater...

Jacob Spivakofsky

male
Russian Empire, pushkin, Russian, ukrainian, moldavia, Jewish person…IsraelRosenberg
Jacob Spivakofsky, a Russian Jew, was one of the first stars in the early years of Yiddish theater. The highly cultured scion of a wealthy Odessa...