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Gilah Rinah established
A small Yiddish theater troupe was established in Bialystok in the late 1920s.
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... Bialystok produced a significant number of its own
actors and entertainers: Jehuda Grynhojz, Isroel Beker,
actor and director of Habimah National Theater in
Israel; Jakow Suzanowicz, Zalmen Kolesznikow, Renje
Glikman, Ester Zewkina, Isroel Birnboym, Szymon
Osowicki, Izchok Gelczynski, Nina Sibircowa and oth-
ers. In the late 1920’s a small Yiddish theater troupe
named Gilah Rinah was established, funded by the Linas
Hatzedek (charity institution) in Bialystok. Its founders
were Wiktor Bubrik and Tepicer. Its first programs
consisted of Russian comedy, translated into Yiddish
by: Pejsach Kaplan, Mend! Goldman, Sztejnsapir and
others. The musical director was M. Szaberman, the art
director, Rozenecki. This company came to enjoy much
success, specializing in original Yiddish repertoire and
songs, and avoiding translations from other languages. ...Connected nodes