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UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Zalmen Zylbercweig collection of Yiddish Theater Scripts
Creator:
Zylbercweig, Zalmen, 1894-1972
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1572
Physical Description:
1 Linear Feet
(2 boxes.)
Date (inclusive): 1926-1932
Abstract: Zalmen Zylbercweig (1894-1972) was born in Chortkov, Galicia. He started his career as an actor before he turned to writing,
translating, and directing plays. He relocated to New York in 1937 where he served as editor for the
Jewish American for eleven years. He later moved to Los Angeles. The collection consists of Yiddish theater scripts, most of which are undated.
The entire collection is in Yiddish.
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located
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Language of Material: Materials are in English.
Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
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UCLA Catalog Record ID:
9936493943606533
Zylbercweig was born in Chortkov, Galicia, 1894; started his career as an actor before he turned to writing, translating,
and directing plays; relocated to New York in 1937 where he served as editor for the
Jewish American for eleven years; later moved to Los Angeles; publications include:
Leksikon fun Yidishn Teater (1931-67),
Hintern Forhang, Teater Figurn, Teater Mozaik, and Album of the Yiddish Theater (1937); died in 1972.
Collection consists of Yiddish theater scripts, most of which are undated. The entire collection is in Yiddish.
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A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Department of Special Collections for in-house
consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
- Public Services Division
- UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Scripts (documents).
Dramatists -- Archives.
Theatrical producers and directors -- Archives.
Theater, Yiddish -- Archives.
Zylbercweig, Zalmen, 1894-1972