Yiddish theatre in South Africa
Subtitle: a history from the late nineteenth century to 1960
By: Veronica Penkin Belling.
Series: Jewish publications - South Africa
Publisher: Isaac and Jessie Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies and Research
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cape Town
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9780799223354
Subjects: Theater, Yiddish -- South Africa -- History; Yiddish drama -- South Africa -- History and criticism; Jewish theater -- South Africa -- History; Jews -- South Africa -- Intellectual life; South Africa -- Ethnic relations
Notes: Adaptation of author's thesis (M.A.)--University of Cape Town, 2003.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-182) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Historical background; title: The golden years, 1896-1910; title: The barren years, 1911-1930; title: Zionists, radicals and refugees : community theatre in the Transvaal, 1930-1947; title: Community theatre at the Cape, 1930-1946; title: A short lived revival, 1947-1960; title: Conclusion.