Chapter 1 Modernism, Avant Garde, and Innovation in Yiddish Theater: Dzigan and Shumacher in Łódź (1925–1933)

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgements V
3. Contents VII
4. Introduction XI
5. Chapter 1 Modernism, Avant Garde, and Innovation in Yiddish Theater: Dzigan and Shumacher in Łódź (1925–1933) 1
6. Chapter 2 From a Collective to an Independent Artistic Endeavor: Dzigan and Shumacher in Warsaw (1934–1939) 43
7. Chapter 3 Tribulations of the Last Decade in Eastern Europe: 1939–1949 83
8. Chapter 4 “And They Journeyed and They Encamped”: Dzigan and Shumacher in Israel (1950–1980) 145
9. Chapter 5 The Text, the Body, and the Stage 199
10. Conclusion 257
11. Appendix A – Names of Spectacles and Shows 263
12. Appendix B – Movies Starring Dzigan and Shumacher 271
13. Appendix C – Television Programs in Israel Starring Shimen Dzigan 273
14. Appendix D – List of Artists and the Shows in Which They Participated 275
15. Bibliography 281
16. Index of Names 313