Complex sentence: After Rexite's death, the Union's leadership passed to one-time Yiddish performer Ruth Ellen, who served as acting head until October 2005, when it was declared defunct by its parent union, the Associated Actors and Artistes of America.
Split into simpler sentences: After Rexite's death, the Union's leadership passed to one-time Yiddish performer Ruth Ellen, who served as acting head until 2005. In October 2005, the Hebrew Actors Union was declared defunct by its parent union, the Associated Actors and Artistes of America.