Faivel Zygielbaum
Faivel Zygielbaum (1908-). 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, Di Uhamas, 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 Hendrik, released in 1965.
Sources
The Rand Daily Mail, 23 July 1951; 8 November 1962; 25 March 1971.
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