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Boris Tomashefsky

(c. 1866—1939)


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(c.1866–1939)

Ukrainian-American Yiddish actor. Tomashefsky arrived in New York in 1881, in possession of a melodious voice and good looks, and in 1882 participated in the first Yiddish performance in ...

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Tomashefsky, Boris (c.1866–1939)
in The Oxford Companion to Theatre and Performance Length: 127 words
Tomashefsky, Boris (c.1866–1939)
in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance Length: 141 words

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