The Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre, a branch of the
Segal Centre for Performing Arts, was founded in Montreal in 1958 by
Dora Wasserman (June 1919– December 2003), a Ukrainian actress, playwright, and
theatre director.
The first play was ''The Innkeeper''.
Wasserman directed over 70 plays over four decades. One review said that "The most successful of these was
A Bintel Brief, based on immigrants' letters to the advice column of
the Jewish Daily Forward",
[Jewish Women's Archive] referring to a
Yiddish
Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...
newspaper.
The Dora Wasserman is one of
the few remaining Yiddish theaters in the world.
See also
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Federation CJA
Federation CJA is a Canadian Jewish organization that raises and distributes funds by facilitating and overseeing the delivery of services and programs.
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History
Federation CJA is one of the oldest Canadian Jewish organizations. CJA was founde ...
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Jews in Montreal
Montreal's Jewish community is one of the oldest and most populous in the country, formerly first but now second to Toronto and numbering about 100,000 according to the 2001 census. The community is quite diverse, and is composed of many different ...
References
External links
Theatre Web siteJewish Theatre.com article on the Dora Wasserman Yiddish TheatreJewish Theatre.com obituary for Dora WassermanSegal Centre for Performing Arts
Ashkenazi Jewish culture in Montreal
Yiddish theatre
Theatre companies in Quebec
Organizations based in Montreal
Jewish Canadian culture
Jewish theatres
Jewish organizations based in Canada
Jews and Judaism in Montreal
Organizations established in 1958
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Yiddish culture in Canada
1958 establishments in Quebec
Theatre in Montreal
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