December 14, 2025
Tag: Second Avenue: New York’s Yiddish Rialto
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Second Avenue: New York’s Yiddish Rialto
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Yiddish theater sprouted in the capital cities of Eastern Europe but came into full bloom on Second Avenue on New York’s Lower East Side. Yiddish theater was a phenomenon that produced 20 or more shows every night. Postcard advertising was a favored media in finding audiences.
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November 26, 2020 6 Comments
Doing a job that you love is one of life’s greatest rewards. One man who achieved such an honor was Theo Sohmer. He went home to his native California after the Great War in Europe to his old job as a newspaper photographer. This is the story of Theo’s first assignment.