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| − | He came to South Africa circa 1940, prior to which he was an important member of the Yiddish "Yung Teater" in Warsaw. | + | He came to South Africa circa 1940, prior to which he was an important member of the Yiddish "Yung Teater" in Warsaw. He eventually settled in Israel where he was active on the Israeli theatre scene and his novel in Yiddish, ''The Ohamas", dealing with the life of a Zulu family in South Africa, was published in 1971. |
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| − | ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' (as Antonio, the Merchant, 1951), ''[[Come Blow Your Horn]]'' (1962), | + | He produced the Yiddish comedy ''[[Di Goldgreber]]'' in 1946 and performed in ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' (as Antonio, the Merchant, 1951), ''[[Come Blow Your Horn]]'' (1962), |
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| + | He had a role in the film ''[[King Henrdik]]'', released in 1965. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | ''[[The Rand Daily Mail]]'', 23 July 1951; 8 November 1962. | + | ''[[The Rand Daily Mail]]'', 23 July 1951; 8 November 1962; 25 March 1971. |
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Revision as of 08:55, 3 September 2022
Faivel Zygielbaum (19**-). Johannesburg actor-producer.
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Biography
He came to South Africa circa 1940, prior to which he was an important member of the Yiddish "Yung Teater" in Warsaw. He eventually settled in Israel where he was active on the Israeli theatre scene and his novel in Yiddish, The Ohamas", dealing with the life of a Zulu family in South Africa, was published in 1971.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He produced the Yiddish comedy Di Goldgreber in 1946 and performed in The Merchant of Venice (as Antonio, the Merchant, 1951), Come Blow Your Horn (1962),
He had a role in the film King Henrdik, released in 1965.
Sources
The Rand Daily Mail, 23 July 1951; 8 November 1962; 25 March 1971.
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