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 == Biography ==
-Born on 4 May 1866 in Założce, near Brody, Galicia, he completed his gymnasium studies in and 1898 obtained a doctorate from the University of Vienna.
+Born on 4 May 1866 in Założce, near Brody, Galicia, he completed his gymnasium studies in 1891 and in 1898 obtained a doctorate from the University of Vienna.
 The son of a composer of Hebrew songs, he began writing poetry, articles and plays from 1879 onwards, producing several playtexts, many published in local Hebrew journals.

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−	[[Yehudah Leib ~~Landau]] (or [[Yehudah Loeb~~ Landau]] (1866-1942) was a rabbi, scholar, poet and playwright.	+	[[Yehudah Leib Landau]] (1866-1942) was a rabbi, scholar, poet and playwright.
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		+	Also found as [[Yehudah Loeb Landau]] in some sources, e.g. [[Wikipedia]].

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 In 1901 he became a rabbi in Manchester and in 1903 Dr Landau became the chief rabbi in Johannesburg (1903-1915) and later Chief Rabbi of the Federation of Synagogues in the country. He also served as honorary president of the Zionist Federation in South Africa and was a professor at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.
+==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 Among his known plays have been ''[[Bar Kokhba]]'', ''The End of Jerusalem'', ''[[Israel Besh't]]'', ''[[Don Isaac Abravanel]]'' and more. Some of his later plays, e.g. ''[[Israel Besh't]]'' and ''[[Don Isaac Abravanel]]'', were probably written and even published (and possibly performed?) while he was living in Johannesburg.
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 http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/L/landau-yehuda-leib-dr.htm

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	Catalogue of Public Auction #2 (2015) by Jerusalem of Gold (lot # 173 - books)[http://www.stampcircuit.com/de/stamp-Auction/jerusalem-gold/5576089/lot-173-books-jerusalem-gold-public-auction-2]		Catalogue of Public Auction #2 (2015) by Jerusalem of Gold (lot # 173 - books)[http://www.stampcircuit.com/de/stamp-Auction/jerusalem-gold/5576089/lot-173-books-jerusalem-gold-public-auction-2]
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 [[Yehudah Leib Landau]] (or [[Yehudah Loeb Landau]] (1866-1942) was a  rabbi, scholar, poet and playwright.
-== Biography ==
+Born on 4 May 1866 in Założce, near Brody, Galicia, he completed his gymnasium studies in and 1898 obtained a doctorate from the University of Vienna.
-Born in Lemberg in 1866, he studied at the University of Vienna and the seminar for rabbis.
+The son of a composer of Hebrew songs, he began writing poetry, articles and plays from 1879 onwards, producing several playtexts, many published in local Hebrew journals.
-After a stint as  a rabbi in Manchester, Dr Landau became the chief rabbi in Johannesburg (1903-1915) and later Chief Rabbi of the Federation of Synagogues. He also served as honorary president of the Zionist Federation in South Africa and was a professor at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.
+In 1901 he became a rabbi in Manchester and in 1903 Dr Landau became the chief rabbi in Johannesburg (1903-1915) and later Chief Rabbi of the Federation of Synagogues in the country. He also served as honorary president of the Zionist Federation in South Africa and was a professor at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.
-Don Isaac Abravanel, two rare books
+under the impression of Goldfaden there was performed in Lemberg, an adaptation in Yiddish of his Hebrew play "Hurdus" under the name "Hurdus and Miriam", which in 1890 was performed by Gimpel's troupe in Lemberg (with Berta Kalich and Zelig Schorr in the title roles). after "Shulmais" and it had been performed on the Yiddish stage in Galicia for an entire year. The play was also published in print "King Hurdus, a historical drama in five acts printed and published  in Hebrew, year 1887, and now translated in jargon by Dr. Y. L. Landau, London, 1901" [p. 49, 16°]. In a [tsveyt zeytl aiz nokh tsugeben: "Behandelt eyge] of the great period in Yiddish history in the time of the great king Hurdus. Published by the well-known poet-rabbi Dr. Y. L. Landau and issued by R. Mazin", with a letter by the author to publish as an introduction. The play also later was performed by "amateurs" in Cleveland, America.
-. A historical play in five acts by Rabbi Dr. Yehuda Leib Landau, New-York 1919.
 ==Sources==
 Catalogue of Public Auction #2 (2015) by Jerusalem of Gold (lot # 173 - books)[http://www.stampcircuit.com/de/stamp-Auction/jerusalem-gold/5576089/lot-173-books-jerusalem-gold-public-auction-2]

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 == Biography ==
-Born in He studied at the University of Vienna and the seminar for rabbis.
+Born in Lemberg in 1866, he studied at the University of Vienna and the seminar for rabbis.
 After a stint as  a rabbi in Manchester, Dr Landau became the chief rabbi in Johannesburg (1903-1915) and later Chief Rabbi of the Federation of Synagogues. He also served as honorary president of the Zionist Federation in South Africa and was a professor at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.
-He wrote several plays, among them ''[[Bar Kokhba]]'', ''The End of Jerusalem'', ''[[Israel Besh't]]'' and more. Some of his later plays, e.g. ''[[Israel Besh't]]'' and ''[[Don Isaac Abravanel]]'', were probably written and certainly published (and possibly performed?) while he was living in Johannesburg.
+He began writing poetry, articles and plays from 18** onwards, producing several playtexts, among them ''[[Bar Kokhba]]'', ''The End of Jerusalem'', ''[[Israel Besh't]]'', ''[[Don Isaac Abravanel]]'' and more. Some of his later plays, e.g. ''[[Israel Besh't]]'' and ''[[Don Isaac Abravanel]]'', were probably written and even published (and possibly performed?) while he was living in Johannesburg.

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 Condition: Very good.
 Catalogue of Public Auction #2 (2015) by Jerusalem of Gold (lot # 173 - books)[http://www.stampcircuit.com/de/stamp-Auction/jerusalem-gold/5576089/lot-173-books-jerusalem-gold-public-auction-2]

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	[[Yehudah Leib Landau]] (or [[Yehudah Loeb Landau]] (1866-1942) was a rabbi, scholar, poet and playwright.		[[Yehudah Leib Landau]] (or [[Yehudah Loeb Landau]] (1866-1942) was a rabbi, scholar, poet and playwright.

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−	Dr Landau ~~was~~ the chief rabbi in Johannesburg ~~from~~ 1903-1915 and later Chief Rabbi of the Federation of Synagogues. ~~One~~ of his later plays, ''[[Israel Besh't]]'' , ~~was~~ probably written and certainly published (and possibly performed?) while he was living in Johannesburg. Rabbi Dr. Yehuda Leib (1866-1942) was the rabbi of Johannesburg and a rabbi in Manchester. He wrote several plays, among them 'Bar Kokhba', 'The End of Jerusalem' and more. He studied at the University of Vienna and the seminar for rabbis.	+	== Biography ==
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		+	Born in He studied at the University of Vienna and the seminar for rabbis.
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		+	After a stint as a rabbi in Manchester, Dr Landau became the chief rabbi in Johannesburg (1903-1915) and later Chief Rabbi of the Federation of Synagogues. He also served as honorary president of the Zionist Federation in South Africa and was a professor at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.
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		+	He wrote several plays, among them ''[[Bar Kokhba]]'', ''The End of Jerusalem'', ''[[Israel Besh't]]'' and more. Some of his later plays, e.g. ''[[Israel Besh't]]'' and ''[[Don Isaac Abravanel]]'', were probably written and certainly published (and possibly performed?) while he was living in Johannesburg.
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−	~~He served as honorary president of the Zionist Federation in South Africa and as a professor in the University of Johannesburg.~~