{"product_id":"9781350321076-memoirs-of-the-mother-of-yiddish-theater-ester-rokhl-kaminskas-thorns-and-flowers","title":"The Mother of Yiddish Theatre","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMemoirs of Ester-Rokhl Kaminska\u003cbr\u003eAn historically contextualized English translation of the memoir of actor, impresario and ‘Mother of the Yiddish Stage’, Ester-Rokhl Kaminska (1870-1925).\u003cbr\u003eOriginally appearing in the Warsaw daily \u003ci\u003eDer Moment\u003c\/i\u003e (1926-7), this intimate self-portrait by pioneering Yiddish actress Ester-Rokhl Kaminska (1870–1925) appears here for the first time in English. As it moves through her life, we see this towering artist and her art form emerge, observing how Kaminska navigates the perilous move from shtetl to city, stages illegal performances in unlikely venues around the Russian Empire, and eventually earns the exultant acclaim of her public. The memoirs richly disclose the texture of everyday life for working Jewish women and all the grit and hard-won glamour of backstage (or in her case, back-barn\/barrack\/barroom) life. An extensive introduction and notes by Mikhl Yashinsky provide historical context and an appraisal of Kaminska’s epoch-making talent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41608208187489,"sku":"9781350321076","price":16.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_33984876.jpg?v=1755071211","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781350321076-memoirs-of-the-mother-of-yiddish-theater-ester-rokhl-kaminskas-thorns-and-flowers","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}