Inventing the Modern Yiddish Stage, edited by Joel Berkowitz and Barbara Henry non-media trials and mental agony of

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Inventing the Modern Yiddish Stage, edited by Joel Berkowitz and Barbara Henry non-media trials and mental agony ofWhile Yiddish theater is best known as popular entertainment, it has been shaped by its creators responses to changing social and political conditions. Inventing the Modern Yiddish Stage: Essays in Drama, Performance, and Show Business showcases the diversity of modern Yiddish theater by focusing on the relentless and far ranging capacity of its performers, producers, critics, and audiences for self invention. Editors Joel Berkowitz and Barbara Henry