Seymour and Miriam: Yiddish Theater and Radio in 20th century New York
When: Monday,
March 5, 2018
4:00 PM
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5:30 PM
Where: Claire T. Carney Library, Stoico/FIRST FED Charitable Foundation Grand Reading Room
Cost: free
Description: In this performance, Caraid O'Brien tells the story of the rise and fall of Yiddish theater and radio in New York City through the lives of Seymour Rechtzeit and Miriam Kressyn. Together they cohosted one of the longest running radio shows in American history, appearing on WEVD from the 1940s to the 1990s. Through their radio programs, they documented the influence of the Yiddish theater on the mainstream American stage.
The performer, Caraid O'Brien, is an actor, writer and translator based in New York City. She first began studying Yiddish as an intern at the Yiddish Book Center in 1994. Her book on the lives and careers of Seymour Rechtzeit and Miriam Kressyn will be forthcoming from Harvard Judaica.
Sponsored by the Center for Jewish Culture at UMass Dartmouth and Tifereth Israel Congregation. Please park in lot #13 or #14. The presentation will be in the Library Grand Reading Room at UMass Dartmouth.
The performer, Caraid O'Brien, is an actor, writer and translator based in New York City. She first began studying Yiddish as an intern at the Yiddish Book Center in 1994. Her book on the lives and careers of Seymour Rechtzeit and Miriam Kressyn will be forthcoming from Harvard Judaica.
Sponsored by the Center for Jewish Culture at UMass Dartmouth and Tifereth Israel Congregation. Please park in lot #13 or #14. The presentation will be in the Library Grand Reading Room at UMass Dartmouth.
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