Nahshon, Edna

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NAHSHON, Edna

NAHSHON, Edna. American (born Israel). Genres: Theatre. Career: Jewish Theological Seminary, New York, NY, assistant professor of Hebrew, department head, 1990-98, Stroock fellow, 1999. Oxford University, Skirball visiting fellow at Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, 1999. Educational Film Center, historical adviser for the television project The Life and Death of the Federal Theater. Publications: Yiddish Proletarian Theatre: The Art and Politics of the Artef, 1925-1940, 1998; From the Ghetto to the Melting Pot: Israel Zangwill's Jewish Plays, in press. Contributor to books. Address: Jewish Theological Seminary, 3080 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]

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