Event · Organization Founding
Habimah founded
Nochum Cemach started the Hebrew theater company Habimah.
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... Needless to say, the Jewish citizens of Bialystok
did not neglect their hometown itself. They organized
Yiddish- and Hebrew-speaking schools, gymnasiums
(advanced high schools), libraries, theaters, music
groups, sports clubs, and a multiplicity of other cultural
organizations. Habimah, the famous Hebrew theater
company that has delighted audiences throughout the
world, was started by Nochum Cemach, a Bialystoker
Jew. ...Connected nodes