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Jacob Michailovitch Gordin (Yiddish: יעקב מיכאַילאָװיטש גאָרדין; May 1, 1853 – June 11, 1909) was a Russian-American playwright active in the early years of Yiddish theater. He is known for introducing realism and naturalism into Yiddish theater.
May 22, 2008 · In the body of lore surrounding the Yiddish stage, a historical narrative jam-packed with legends, Yiddish theater impresario Jacob Gordin looms large.
Jan 1, 2022 · This article offers an English translation of an essay published in 1946 by Jacob Gordin (1896–1947), a Russian-Jewish philosopher of religion, who is considered the founding figure of the postwar Paris School of Jewish Thought (École de pensée juive de Paris).
Apr 30, 2012 · Although Jacob Gordin (1853–1909) was Russian, and his literary sources were indeed extremely well known, he himself was not particularly famous.
Jun 11, 2014 · Jacob Gordin, the Yiddish playwright who helped take Yiddish theater out of the realm of spectacle and biblical operetta into realism and naturalism in the second half of the 19 th century, died at 56 on this date in 1909.
May 15, 2023 · Gordin is credited with having brought realism into the Yiddish theater through his productions which included a Yiddish version of Shakespeare’s play King Lear and a translation of Lev...
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Jacob Michailovitch Gordin was a Russian-American playwright who was very influential in the Yiddish theater movement. Gordin was credited for introducing realism and naturalism to Yiddish theater. He was born in Myrhorod, Russian Empire and was homeschooled.
