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- Zvee Scooler was born on 1 December 1899 in Kamenets-Podolsky, Russian Empire [now Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Fiddler on the Roof (1971), Love and Death (1975) and Uncle Moses (1932). He was married to Lillian Friedman. He died on 25 March 1985 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Arthur Tracy was one of the most famous of all recording stars of the 1930s and '40s. With his suave style and sentimental ballads he captured the hearts of housewives in both America and Great Britain. His voice was both a baritone and a tenor, which he described as "bari-tenor", and he claimed that the biggest influence on his singing was Enrico Caruso.
Born in the Ukraine, he emigrated to America at the age of six with his parents. The family was poor and he received little education and no musical training. Once asked how he became known as "The Street Singer", he said it was because he had sung in the streets of Philadelphia for pennies. One of his most enduring hits was the song "Pennies from Heaven".
As a teenager he began singing in operettas and quickly became a headliner in vaudeville, appearing with such stars as Will Rogers and W.C. Fields. Columbia Records put him under contract and a stream of hits followed, such as "Roses of Picardy" and "It's A Sin To Tell A Lie".
On radio he co-starred with Groucho Marx, Jack Benny and Bing Crosby, and in Hollywood he made a special guest appearance in The Big Broadcast (1932). He went to London where he topped the bill at the London Palladium, and while in Britain made several films including Backstage (1937) alongside Anna Neagle, followed by The Street Singer (1936) with Margaret Lockwood, and Follow Your Star (1938) with Lilli Palmer.
He returned to America in 1940 but gradually his style of singing had become passé and he was forced into semi-retirement. During the 1960s he made something of a comeback and record companies in both America and Britain started to re-release most of his material. In 1996 he was awarded a gold CD to mark the huge sales of his records over 60 years.- Sholom Aleichem (translated from Hebrew as a greeting "Peace be with you") was the pseudonym of Sholom Yakov Rabinovitz. He was born on February 18, 1859, in Pereyaslav near Kiev, Ukraine, in the Russian Empire. His father was a religious scholar and the family was trilingual. After his mother died of cholera, when he was only 12 years of age, his father encouraged his writing, even through the hard times. Young Sholom Aleichem attended a Russian secular high school, but never attended university. He was drafted into the Russian Army and upon being discharged became a rabineer for 3 years. Throughout his entire lifetime, he was not wealthy. He had a humble, modest disposition, a quiet voice, and was described by many as a man of great wisdom and wit. It was the humbling experience of his life in Russia under the Czars that led to his special style of "laughing through tears" humor.
Sholom Aleichem began serious writing in the 1880's. He was instrumental in the foundation of "di Yidishe folks bibliotek" (the popular Yiddish library) in 1888. At the same time during the 1880's Jews in Russia came under attack (known as "pogrom"); they suffered loss of property and of lives. In 1905 Sholom Aleichem fled from Russia. He lived in several countries of Europe until WWI. Large numbers of Jews were dislocated because their communities, known as "shetls, were destroyed. With the suffering came an increased cultural awakening of Jews, expressed in literature written in Yiddish. Yiddish was the every day language of European Jews, derived from Hogh German with enrichment from Hebrew, Russian, Polish, and English (among other languages). Sholom Aleichem wrote in Yiddish, Hebrew, and Russian; he was also fluent in Polish, Ukrainian and other languages.
From 1883 to 1916, Sholom Aleichem wrote about 40 volumes of stories, novels, and plays ; he became the leading writer in Yiddish, and one of the most prolific writers ever. He also wrote scholarly works in Hebrew and secular works in Russian, the only acceptable language of official publishers in the Russian Empire. His works about the life of Jews in traditional communities were based on real life stories and were published throughout Europe and in the United States. His best known work is "Tevye the Milkman" ("Tevye der milkhiker" in Yiddish). It describes the Russian Jewish milkman, who deals with the complex world with humor, pain, optimism, and wisdom. It was adapted for stage production as the play 'Fiddler on the Roof' which became a Broadway success. The eponymous film, starring 'Haim Topol', won three Oscars. A successful staging of the 'Fiddler on the Roof' was done at the Moscow Lenkom Theatre by director Mark Zakharov, starring Evgeniy Leonov and later Vladimir Steklov in the title role.
The dangers of WWI forced Sholom Aleichem to emigrate to America. He settled in the Bronx. The tragedy of separation from his son Misha, who suffered from tuberculosis, was unbearable. After Misha's death in 1915, Sholom Aleichem followed him on May 13, 1916 in Bronx. His funeral was attended by tens of thousands.
The great value of his works is in the meticulous literary preservation of the traditional life of a shtetl, before it disappeared in the tragic abyss of history. "You can take a Jew out of a shtetl, but you cannot take a shtetl out of a Jew", wrote Sholom Aleichem. - Oksana Shachko was born on 31 January 1987 in Khmelnytskyi, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]. She died on 23 July 2018 in Paris, France.
- My name is Liubomyr Valivots. I am experienced and professionally actor from Kyiv, Ukraine, based in Kyiv. Since 2022, I have been working at the National Drama Theater. I played the male lead in the movie "Butterfly Vision" which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2022. I am proud of my work in this project. I really like my craft. I love cinema and want to leave my mark on the international stage.
- Actress
- Director
- Writer
Lyudmila Gladunko was born on 31 May 1947 in Proskurov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine]. She is an actress and director, known for Shestvie zolotykh zverey (1979), Dlya nachinayushchikh lyubit... (2010) and Moya Prechistenka (2006). She is married to Boris Tokarev. They have one child.- Valentina Matvienko was born on 7 April 1949 in Shepetovka, Kamianets-Podolsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Shepetivka, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine].
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Nellie Casman was born on 24 December 1893 in Proskurov, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire [now Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Maria's Lovers (1984), Pikkusisar (1999) and Tanssi kanssain (2018). She died on 27 May 1984 in New York City, New York, USA.- Bill Mazer was born on 2 November 1920 in Izyaslav, Volhynian Governorate [now Iziaslav, Khmelnytskyi Oblast], Ukraine. He was an actor, known for Eyewitness (1981), Dragonfly (1976) and NHL on CBS (1957). He was married to Dora "Dutch" Sudarsk. He died on 23 October 2013 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
- Boris Khimichev was born in family, which was far from acting: his mother was a teacher, and his father was the chairman of the collective farm. The difficult military and post-war years undermined Boris's health, and the boy became an object for attacks by peers. An outlet for the child at that time was a rare film show in a rural club, but he did not even dream of becoming an actor. After finishing school, Boris submitted documents to the Lvov Mining Institute and was enrolled in the faculty for the development of non-metallic sites. However, the young man was not attracted to the prospect of becoming a geologist, the desire of some other, brighter life led him to Kiev, where he became a student of the radio-physical faculty. In the movie Khimichev debuted the role of Lieutenant Artamonov in the detective "Operation" Trust ". In the future, he often acted in detective films, playing usually negative roles - "The Sleuth". But still more often the directors invited the actor to the "costume" roles. Boris Khimichev died on the 82nd year of life on September 14, 2014 at his dacha in Moscow.
- Denys Anatoliyovych Monastyrskyy was born on 12 June 1980 in Khmelnytskyi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union [now Khmelnytskyi, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine]. He was married to Zhanna Monastyrska. He died on 18 January 2023 in Brovary, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Bentsion Monastyrsky was born on 25 March 1903 in Minkovtsy, Novaya Ushitsa Uyezd, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire [now Dunaivtsi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine]. Bentsion was a cinematographer, known for Kreyser 'Varyag' (1947), Dostoyanie respubliki (1972) and Sudba barabanshchika (1956). Bentsion died on 21 January 1977 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].- Anatoliy Gnatyuk was born on 12 June 1964 in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]. He is an actor, known for The Second Front (2005), Posttravmatichna rapsodiya (2018) and Devyat zhizney Nestora Makhno (2007).
- Konstantin Stepankov was born on 3 June 1928 in Pecheski, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Kapitan Krokus (1991), Prikazano vzyat zhivym (1984) and Hetmanski kleinody (1993). He was married to Ada Rogovtseva. He died on 22 July 2004 in Kyiv, Ukraine.
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Abraham Goldfaden was born on 24 July 1840 in Starokonstantinov, Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire [now Starokostiantyniv, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine]. He was a writer, known for Di farshtoysene tokhter (1915), Two Kuni Lemel (1966) and Shulamith (1931). He died on 9 January 1908 in New York City, New York, USA.- Henryk Malkowski was born on 15 July 1881 in Satanov, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire [now Sataniv, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Janko zwyciezca (1921), District Attorney (1933) and Pani minister tanczy (1937). He was married to Aniela Lomska. He died on 17 February 1959 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Music Department
- Composer
Born in _Proskurov, Khmelnitskaya oblast, Ukrainskaya SSR, USSR [now Khmelnytskyy, Khmelnytska oblast, Ukraine]_ on 16 March 1916, Jules Seidman emigrated to the United States in 1920 with his parents, Paul and Rose, entering through Ellis Island. Jules was four years and a violin prodigy. He performed at Carnegie Hall when still a child. Jules attended NYC schools completing his education in music at Columbia University. He greatly enjoyed his professional life working as a composer, musical director, assistant director, and director through the 1950s and until 1960 at NBC-TV in Hollywood, CA, and through the '60s and '70s at WNYC-TV in Manhattan. Among the shows he contributed to in Hollywood was Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951), and the TV special Astaire Time (1960), starring _Fred Astaire_.
Jules was married in 1955 to Nancy Lou Barnard whom he met while at Columbia. They had two sons: Mark Seidman (1958) and Paul Seidman (1960), both born in Hollywood. After relocating back east, they lived in Staten Island, NY from 1967 and through most of the '70s. He died suddenly of a heart attack on 11 October 1979 at the age of 63.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Semyon Aranovich was born on 23 July 1934 in Derazhnya, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Derazhnia, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine]. He was a director and writer, known for God sobaki (1994), Ya sluzhil v okhrane Stalina, ili Opyt dokumentalnoy mifologii (1989) and Slomannaya podkova (1973). He died in 1995.- Tadeusz Breza was born on 31 December 1905 in Shekerintsy, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire [now Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine]. He was a writer, known for Uczta Baltazara (1954), Yokmok (1963) and Television Theater (1953). He died on 19 May 1970 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Alberto Gerchunoff was born on 1 January 1883 in Proskurov, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire [now Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine]. He was a writer, known for The Jewish Gauchos (1975). He died on 2 March 1950 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Vasylj Zinkevych was born on 1 May 1945 in Vas'kivtsi, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine. He is an actor, known for Chervona ruta (1972).
- Writer
- Producer
Perets Davidovich Markish was born on December 7, 1895, in Polonnoe shtetl, Volynsk province, Ukraine, Russian Empire. His father, named David Markish, was a melamed. His mother, named Khaya, was a daughter of a local tailor Shimshon-Behr. Young Perets Markish studied at cheder from the early age of three. Young Markish worked as a hard laborer, a trader, and a teacher in Berdichev, Odessa, and in Moldavia. Markish always kept the scroll of Torah that was given to him by his father.
At the beginning of the First World War he was drafted in the Tsar's Army and served in the front-lines against the German army. He was severely wounded in action and suffered from a contusion. He was decommissioned and settled in Yekaterinoslav. There Markish made his first publications of poetry in Yiddish, in 1917. In 1918 Markish moved to Kiev and joined the "Kiev group" of writers in Yiddish. There he published his poetry in the collection titled "Eingst" together with such poets as Osher Shvartsman, David Gofstein, and Lev Kvitko.
After the Russian Civil War Markish moved to Warsaw, then moved to Paris. He enjoyed a continuous friendship with artist Marc Chagall, whom he had known from his youth. In 1926 Markish returned to the USSR. In 1929 he married Ester Lasebnikova and their first son, named Simon, was born in 1931, their second son, named David, was born in 1938. Markish was elected the head of the Yiddish Writers group within the Union of Soviet Writers. He was a prominent poet and writer in Yiddish. His plays 'Nit Gedayget' (Don't give up 1931) and 'Semya Ovadis' (The Ovadis family 1938) had a successful run in Soviet theatres. His poetry was translated from Yiddish to Russian by such poets as Anna Akhmatova, Eduard Bagritsky, Boris Pasternak, and David Samoylov among others. In 1939 Markish was awarded the Order of Lenin for his work in literature.
In August of 1941, Perets Markish joined the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee. It was formed by the group of leading intellectuals in the Soviet Union to campaign against the Nazis during the Second World War. The Committee was headed by actor Solomon Mikhoels. Along with Mikhoels other prominent members were Aleksandr Tairov, Emil Gilels, David Oistrakh, Samuil Marshak, Ilja Ehrenburg, and many other leading intellectuals in the Soviet Union. The main driving force of the Committee was represented by the group of Yiddish writers such as Lev Kvitko, David Gofstein, Itsik Fefer, David Bergelson, and others. The Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee provided over 45 million rubles for the Soviet Army. After the end of the Second World War the Committee was denounced by Joseph Stalin.
Markish was arrested on January 27, 1949, at his apartment in Moscow. He was taken by four officers to a Soviet secret service prison. The Jewish group within the Union of Soviet Writers was destroyed and many of its members were arrested and sentenced to 25 years of exile. Joseph Stalin personally intervened in the fate of Yiddish writers and changed their sentences from exile to execution. Thirteen Yiddish writers were executed by the Soviet secret service. Perets Markish was executed by the gunshot to his head on August 12, 1952, in Moscow, Soviet Union.
Posthumous publication of Markish's works revealed a collection of outstanding poetry and prose. His poem "Voina" (War 1948) was a sheloshim for the millions of Jews killed by the Nazis during the Second World War.- Aleksandr Movchan was born on 24 March 1932 in Novaya Ushitsa, Vinnitsa Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Nova Ushytsya, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Za pyat sekund do katastrofy (1977), Ransom (1986) and Chudo v krayu zabuttya (1991). He died on 20 September 2006 in Kyiv, Ukraine.
- Antonina Domanska was born in September 1853 in Kamieniec Podolski, Poland, Russian Empire [now Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine]. She was a writer, known for Historia zóltej cizemki (1961). She died on 26 January 1917 in Krakau, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland].
- Louise Nevelson was born on 23 September 1899 in Pereyaslav, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire [now Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine]. She was married to Charles Nevelson. She died on 17 April 1988 in New York City, New York, USA.