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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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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 eventually settled in Israel where he was active on the Israeli theatre scene and his novel in Yiddish, ''Di Uhamas'', dealing with the life of a Zulu family in South Africa, was published in 1971. | 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, ''Di Uhamas'', dealing with the life of a Zulu family in South Africa, was published in 1971. | ||
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| + | He wrote in both Yiddish and Hebrew and was awarded the world's most important award for Yiddish writing, the Israel Manger Prize, in 1986. | ||
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
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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 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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| + | Philip Gillon. 1992. ''Seventy Years of Southern African Aliyah. A story of achievement''. Edited by the S.A. Zionist Federation (Israel) and published by Adar Publishing, Israel: p144[https://telfedhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/70-Years-of-southern-African-Aliyah-Book.pdf] | ||
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''[[The Rand Daily Mail]]'', 23 July 1951; 8 November 1962; 25 March 1971. | ''[[The Rand Daily Mail]]'', 23 July 1951; 8 November 1962; 25 March 1971. | ||
Revision as of 18:26, 4 September 2022
Faivel Zygielbaum (1908-) was a Johannesburg-based 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, Di Uhamas, dealing with the life of a Zulu family in South Africa, was published in 1971.
He wrote in both Yiddish and Hebrew and was awarded the world's most important award for Yiddish writing, the Israel Manger Prize, in 1986.
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 Hendrik, released in 1965.
Sources
Philip Gillon. 1992. Seventy Years of Southern African Aliyah. A story of achievement. Edited by the S.A. Zionist Federation (Israel) and published by Adar Publishing, Israel: p144[1]
The Rand Daily Mail, 23 July 1951; 8 November 1962; 25 March 1971.
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