Oral history interview with Albert N. Youngman, Aug. 28, 1985.

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Oral history interview with Albert N. Youngman, Aug. 28, 1985.

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Youngman describes Yiddish theater in Seattle in the 1920s, when he first arrived in the city. He discusses in detail the establishment, operations, and actors of the Seattle Habima Players during the 1930s. During those years Youngman entertained Jewish G.I.s under the auspices of the Jewish Welfare Board.

Sound recordings: 1 sound cassette : analog, mono.Transcript: 28 leaves.

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National Jewish Welfare Board

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Origins of the National Jewish Welfare Board (1913-1919) Organized in 1917 to meet the needs of Jewish servicemen in the Armed Forces, the National Jewish Welfare Board (JWB) became a national federation of local agencies and social service institutions dedicated to meeting the social, cultural, intellectual, physical and spiritual needs of the American Jewish community. The roots of JWB can be traced to the founding of the Council of Young Men's Hebrew and Kindred Associations (YMHA-KA) ...

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Seattle Habima Players.

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Stusser, Isabel,

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Youngman, Albert N.

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Director and actor in Yiddish theater, Seattle, Washington. From the description of Oral history interview with Albert N. Youngman, Aug. 28, 1985. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 50600423 Actor, director and Yiddish theater advocate, Albert Youngman (1903-1991), operated the Seattle Habima Players, a Yiddish theater group that performed in Seattle, Washington between 1931-1941. Born Abram Jungman in Poland in 1903, Youngman attended the Warsaw Academy of Drama from 1916 to 19...

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