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Albert N. Youngman photograph collection, circa 1923-1957
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Youngman, Albert N
- Title
- Albert N. Youngman photograph collection
- Dates
- circa 1923-1957 (inclusive)19181962
1931-1934 (bulk)19311934 - Quantity
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.06 cubic feet (1 folder)
7 photographic prints - Collection Number
- PH0699
- Summary
- Photographs of Yiddish theater actors in New York with Albert Einstein, and Yiddish theater actors in Seattle in the 1920s-1930s
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
-
The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by King County 4Culture.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Albert Youngman (1903-1991) was born in Poland. He attended the Warsaw Academy of Drama from 1916 to 1918 and participated in theatrical productions in Polish. It was after seeing a production of Dybbyk at a Jewish theater in Europe however, that he became interested in Yiddish productions. In early 1921, he moved to Seattle, learned English, and finished high school. He moved soon after to Los Angeles where he did some directing for a short time. He eventually moved back to Seattle and met his wife there in the late 1920s. In Seattle he directed a for-profit drama club called the Seattle Habima Players which operated between 1931 and 1941 and performed plays in Yiddish. He also was an active member and officer of the B'nai B'rith.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection contains photographs of the Seattle Habima Players and Jewish theater actors in New York. Albert Einstein is shown with the cast of the Yiddish play "Yoshe Kalb." There is one photograph of Albert Youngman with fellow B'nai B'rith officers.
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Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| item | ||
| 1 |
Cast of Yiddish play "Yoshe Kalb" with
Albert Einstein, New York City
The photo was probably taken on the stage of the Second Avenue
Theater. Einstein was in the audience that evening and came backstage after the
play.
|
1934 |
| 2 |
Actor Maurice Schwartz in
costume
Schwartz staged "Yoshe Kalb" besides working variously as a
performer, writer and director.
|
undated |
| 3 |
Yiddish version of "King Lear" at the
Temple Center, Seattle
Left to right: Lou Russak, Ann Blechman, Mr. Blechman, Ben August,
unknown, Mr. Kurin, Mary Rosenstein, Ms. Dolgoff, Al Youngman, 2 unknowns.
|
circa 1923-1924 |
| 4 |
Little Habima Players or First Habima
Players
Bushnell, Seattle (photographer)
Seated, left to right: Vera Wise, Solie Ringold, Al Youngman,
Esther Walters; Standing, left to right: Lillie Mazen, Charles Jassen, Sylvia
Perlman, Ruth Lowen, Barney Shain, Mildred Kettleman.
|
April 26, 1932 |
| 5 |
Second Seattle Habima Players
Hartsook Studio,
Seattle (photographer)
Seated, left to right: Sonia Wachtin Spier, Al Youngman, Jack
Trotsky; Standing, left to right: violinist Milton Friedstadt, Sylvia Pearlman,
Barney Shain, Mr. Eisdenstadt, Mary Brown Klatzker, Yetta Jaffe Shapiro.
|
circa 1933 |
| 6 |
Habima Players with orchestra
Bushnell, Seattle (photographer)
Front row, left to right: Masin, unknown, Horowitz; 2nd row:
Sylvia Pearlman (organizer of Habima Players), Irving Sternoff, Al Youngman,
Barney Shain, Esther Walters, Mildred Kettleman; 3rd row: Milton Friedstadt,
Julius Meyers, 5 unknowns, John Kerns.
|
circa 1931 |
| 7 |
B'nai B'rith officers and directors
installation, Olympic Hotel, Seattle
Heib, Seattle (photographer)
The Olympic Hotel is now known as the Fairmont Olympic Hotel.
Back row, left to right: Don Kapner, Jerry Goldman, Merle Cohn,
Mel Oseran, Leonard Schroeter, Al Youngman, Dr. Louis Caplan, Morris Hanan,
Herb Gottschalk, Irving C. Lewis, Harry Ash, Howard Michel, Leo Friedman; Front
row: Leo Levin, Al Diamond, Solie Ringold, Joe Woolfe, unknown, P. Allen
Rickles, Sam Holcenberg, Dr. Kiewe.
|
1957 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Actors--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
- Theater, Yiddish--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
- Theatrical producers and directors--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
Personal Names
- Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955--Photographs
- Schwartz, Maurice, ǂd 1890-1960--Photographs
- Youngman, Albert N.--Photographs
Corporate Names
- B'nai B'rith. Seattle Lodge No. 503 (Seattle, Wash.)
- Seattle Habima Players (Theater company)--Photographs
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Seattle Habima Players (Theater company) (creator)
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
