Moscow State Yiddish Theatre correspondence, 1928.

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Moscow State Yiddish Theatre correspondence, 1928.

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The Moscow State Yiddish Theatre correspondence consists of telegrams, letters, and a contract, all from October, November, or December 1928, all concerning arrangements for a proposed tour of the United States by the Moscow State Yiddish Theatre. This was ultimately cancelled.

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