{"product_id":"what-a-life-the-voice-of-pesachke-burstein-yiddish-matinee-idol-hardcover","title":"What a Life!: The Voice of Pesach'ke Burstein, Yiddish Matinee Idol - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLillian Burstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePesach'ke Burstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePesach Bursrein, an old trouper from the Yiddish theater, recalls dramas both onstage and off in this memoir, which he dictated to his wife, Lillian Lux Burstein. The Story of Burstein's successful stage career is played out against the background of political turmoil in Europe, vignettes of life in small towns and big cities, friendships and rivalries among theater folk, family life, emigration to the United States, and tours through Europe, South America, Israel, and South Africa. Every personal anecdote tells the larger history: theater history and also the history of the Yiddish communities who were his audiences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile Burstein is a legend in Yiddish cheater, he was little known outside that world until he was celebrated in Arnon Goldfinger's acclaimed documentary \u003ci\u003eDer Komedia11t.\u003c\/i\u003e This memoir provides the first window for English readers into the other side of Yiddish culture--the Yiddish burlesque, the traveling Yiddish theater, and the music hall. It will not only delight readers but also reveal a social and cultural history never before described in such detail. Burstein's life is the story of popular Yiddish theater in the first half of the century.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePesach'ke Burstein\u003c\/b\u003e ( 1896-1986) was born in Warsaw. Raised in Berdiansk, Russia, he ran away from home at fifteen to join a traveling Yiddish Theatrical troupe, never again to see his parents, who were subsequently killed in a pogrom. By 1924 Burstein had made such a name for himself that Bores Tomashefsky, a legendary pioneer in Yiddish theater in America, brought him to New York City, where his career began to flourish. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e Lillian Lux Burstein\u003c\/b\u003e has remained active in film and television. She visited several cities with a screening tour for the highly acclaimed documentary of the Bursteins' life, \u003ci\u003eDer Komediam, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich has received several awards including the Israeli Oscar for Best Documentary in 1999.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 324\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.01 x 9.18 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757822738720,"sku":"9780815607847","price":10.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c157fb4ec9ea29e0671bda1de5a3c6b1.webp?v=1780112589","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/what-a-life-the-voice-of-pesachke-burstein-yiddish-matinee-idol-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}