Abraham Goldfaden

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Abraham Goldfaden was a pioneering 19th-century Jewish dramatist, poet, and impresario widely regarded as the founder of modern Yiddish theater.

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instanceOf Yiddish-language writer
founder of modern Yiddish theatre
impresario
person
playwright
poet
theatre director
countryOfBirth Russian Empire
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1840-07-12
dateOfDeath 1908-01-09
describedAs founder of modern Yiddish theater
educatedAt rabbinical school in Zhytomyr
ethnicGroup Jewish
familyName Abraham Goldfaden self-linksurface differs
surface form: Goldfaden
fieldOfWork Yiddish literature
drama
poetry
theatre
founded first professional Yiddish theatre company
genre Yiddish operetta
Yiddish theatre
poetry
givenName Abraham
languageOfWorkOrName Hebrew
Russian
Yiddish
movement Yiddish theater
surface form: Yiddish theatre
name Abraham Goldfaden self-link
nativeLanguage Hebrew
Yiddish
notableFor founding the first professional Yiddish theatre troupe
notableWork Simon bar Kokhba
surface form: Bar Kokhba

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occupation actor
dramatist
impresario
poet
songwriter
theatre director
placeOfActivity Romania
Russia
Ukraine
United States of America
placeOfBirth Starokostiantyniv
placeOfDeath New York City
religion Judaism

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Yiddish theater notablePlaywright Abraham Goldfaden
Abraham Goldfaden name Abraham Goldfaden self-link
Abraham Goldfaden familyName Abraham Goldfaden self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Goldfaden