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A "Modern Revolution in Yiddish Theater": The Genesis of The Show "Dos...
EX393_3534 Avi Hoffman, actor, discusses his involvement in Moishe Rosenfeld's play "Dos Goldene Land" and argues that its revolutionary character lay in the cast's ability to present old material in...
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Avreml: My First Starring (Yiddish) Acting Role at Age Four
EX393_3533 Avi Hoffman, actor, reflects on his first ever performance as "Aleph-Avreml" in a play written by his mother and some of the other teachers at the Sholem Aleichem Folk Shul on Bainbridge...
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"It Was Buzzing With Activity": Sholem Aleichem Folk Shul #21
EX393_3531 Avi Hoffman, actor, recalls with fondness the many hours he spent as a boy at Sholem Aleichem Folk Shul #21 in the Bronx, remembering it as the center of creativity and innovation in the...
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A Core of Yiddishists in the Bronx: Secular Yiddish Culture and Jewish...
EX393_3529 Avi Hoffman, actor, describes growing up among the vibrant community of secular Yiddishists on Bainbridge Avenue in the Bronx, and the passion and scholarship they devoted to the cause of...
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Theo Bikel and Mike Burstein: Avi Hoffman Reflects on His Mentors
EX393_3530 Avi Hoffman, actor, reflects on his role models who became his colleagues in Yiddish theatre. He particularly remembers going to see his very first Broadway play as a young boy and the...
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Witnessing the Beginning of the Decline of Yiddish in the 1960s
EX393_3528 Avi Hoffman, actor, discusses the thriving Yiddish cultural and social organizations of his childhood and the declining presence of Yiddish in American Jewish identity in favor of...
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"An Entire World of Creativity": The Secular Yiddish Scene in New York in the...
EX393_3532 Avi Hoffman, actor, recalls his childhood neighborhood around Bainbridge Avenue in the Bronx as a center of creativity and rebirth for the secular Yiddishists who made it their home after...
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A Personal Impression of Yiddish in Israel
EX393_3535 Avi Hoffman, actor, shares the observation from his childhood that Yiddish was not encouraged in any official capacity by Israel's leaders and was disdained by her citizens as the language...
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