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A WALK DOWN SECOND AVENUE
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Forward
02-25-2005
The great Yiddish theater that existed in the early 20th century came back
to life this week. The Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre's newly opened
off-Broadway revival of "On Second Avenue," Zalmen Mlotek and Moishe
Rosenfeld's musical revue, takes a historical look at Yiddish theater from
its Romanian roots to its New York heyday. The show features relics from
the past, including Abraham Goldfaden's song "Gekumen Iz Di Tsayt" ("The
T...
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