Abraham Goldfaden (Composer)
Born: 24th July 1840, Starokostyantyniv, Ukraine
Died: 9th January 1908, New York, United States
Nationality: Russian
Abraham Goldfaden also known as Avram Goldfaden, was a Russian-born Jewish poet, playwright, stage director and actor in the languages Yiddish and Hebrew, author of some 40 plays. Goldfaden is considered the father of modern Jewish theatre.
In 1876 he founded in Romania what is generally credited as the world's first professional Yiddish-language theater troupe. He was also responsible for the first Hebrew-language play performed in the United States. The Avram Goldfaden Festival of Iaşi, Romania, is named and held in his honour.
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