{"product_id":"the-mother-of-yiddish-theatre-memoirs-of-ester-rokhl-kaminska-hardcover","title":"The Mother of Yiddish Theatre: Memoirs of Ester-Rokhl Kaminska - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMikhl Yashinsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eElissa Bemporad\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAlyssa Quint\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally appearing in the Warsaw daily \u003ci\u003eDer Moment\u003c\/i\u003e (1926-7), this intimate self-portrait by pioneering Yiddish actress Ester-Rokhl Kaminska (1870-1925) appears here for the first time in English. As it moves through her life, we see this towering artist and her art form emerge, observing how Kaminska navigates the perilous move from shtetl to city, stages illegal performances in unlikely venues around the Russian Empire, and eventually earns the exultant acclaim of her public. The memoirs richly disclose the texture of everyday life for working Jewish women and all the grit and hard-won glamour of backstage (or in her case, back-barn\/barrack\/barroom) life. An extensive introduction and notes by Mikhl Yashinsky provide historical context and an appraisal of Kaminska's epoch-making talent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMikhl Yashinsky\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Detroit and lives in New York, where he works as a playwright, actor, and Yiddish scholar. His performance in the operetta \u003ci\u003eThe Sorceress\u003c\/i\u003e brought a 'keen, if malevolent, psychology' to the title role (New York Times) and his Yiddish drama \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel According to Chaim\u003c\/i\u003e 'jolted the repertoire with a work that is both traditional and delightfully subversive' (\u003ci\u003eForward\u003c\/i\u003e). He is also the translator of \u003ci\u003eAdventures of Max Spitzkopf: The Yiddish Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e (2025).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 21, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45221923192876,"sku":"9781350321069","price":122.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/zJ0O_OkySh9781350321069.webp?v=1781839876","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/the-mother-of-yiddish-theatre-memoirs-of-ester-rokhl-kaminska-hardcover","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}