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| | • | Guralnik, David Bernard, 1920- |
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| | • | Neshkin, Samuel, 1898- |
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| | • | Wolpaw, Luci, 1906-1980. |
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| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Samuel Neshkin Scrapbooks
| | | | Creator: | Neshkin, Samuel | | | | Dates: | 1917-1977 | | | | Abstract: | Samuel Neshkin (b. 1898) was a Russian Jew who immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1910 and became a tailor and clothing store owner. He is known predominantly for his involvement with the Yiddish Theater in Cleveland, which included acting, producing, and directing, and spanned approximately six decades. The collection consists of three scrapbooks containing handbills, newspaper clippings, photographs, programs, and other memorabilia, the bulk of which relate to the Yiddish theater in Cleveland and Neshkin's involvement with it. | | | | Call #: | MS 3804 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Neshkin, Samuel, 1898- | Yiddish drama -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Theater, Yiddish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish actors -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Luci Wolpaw Papers
| | | | Creator: | Wolpaw, Luci | | | | Dates: | 1958-1964 | | | | Abstract: | Luci Wolpaw (1906-1980) and her husband Harry were active in the Cleveland, Ohio, area's Jewish community and its theater throughout the mid-twentieth century. In 1949 Luci developed for the Drama Department of the Jewish Community Center the Suitcase Theatre, comprised of men and women who took rehearsed readings to evening meetings, and the Matinee Players, a women's group serving the same function for daytime programs. She and her husband contributed monies toward establishing the Luci and Harry Wolpaw Playwrighting Fund in 1966 to award a major prize to authors and give a full performance of works for five winners over five years. The requirements for the pieces were that they be unproduced and concern American Jews. The collection consists of correspondence, memorabilia, and a paper about the Wolpaw family written by Barbara Wolpaw Drossin. | | | | Call #: | MS 4226 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Wolpaw, Luci, 1906-1980. | Wolpaw family. | Theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Playwrighting. | Jewish theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women in the theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Drama.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 3 | Title: | David Bernard Guralnik Papers
| | | | Creator: | Guralnik, David Bernard | | | | Dates: | 1935-2001 | | | | Abstract: | David B. Guralnik was was an internationally-known lexicographer and the editor of the Webster's New World Dictionary, published by the World Publishing Co. of Cleveland, Ohio. He was also a leader in Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish communal organizations and activities, particularly known for his work preserving and using the Yiddish language. The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, programs, speeches, and writings. | | | | Call #: | MS 4853 | | | | Extent: | 5.01 linear feet (5 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Guralnik, David Bernard, 1920- | Guralnik, Shirley. | World Publishing Company. | Jewish Community Center of Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Lexicographers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Lexicography -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | English language--Lexicography. | English language -- Dictionaries. | Yiddish language -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Yiddish drama -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Theater, Yiddish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Jewish. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons.
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