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Shmuel Agnon RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born Israeli writer, Nobel Prize (1966)
Israel Aksenfeld Ukrainian-born Russian Yiddish writer,
Moyshe Altman Moldovan-born Yiddish writer,
Semyon Ansky RWF HW Img Belarusian-born Yiddish author, politician, playwright,
Sholem Asch RWF HW Img Polish-born American Yiddish author, playwright,
Joel Baer Falkovich Ukrainian-born Yiddish playwright, (karaite)
Isaac Bashevis Singer RWF HW Img Polish-born American writer, Nobel Prize (1978),
Israil Bercovici RW5 HW Img Romanian playwright, director, biographer, memorist, poet,
Micha Berdyczewski RWN Img Ukrainian-born writer, journalist, scholar,
David Bergelson RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born Yiddish language writer, RWN
Olexander Beyderman Ukrainian-born Yiddish language writer,
Meir Blinken Ukrainian-born American Yiddish writer,
Rachel Boymvol RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born Russian Israeli poet, translator, author,
Moishe Broderzon RWF HW Img Russian/Soviet theater director, poet,
Srul Bronshtein RW5 Img Moldovan-born Soviet Yiddish poet,
Josef Burg RWF Img Ukrainian-born Yiddish writer, author, publisher, journalist,
Ion Calugaru RWF HW Img Romanian novelist, journalist, film/literary critic, screenwriter,
Marc Chagall RWF HW Img Belarusian-born Russian-French painter and stained glass artist,
Yitzhak Coren RWF HW Img Moldovan-born Israeli politician, Yiddish writers,
Yehiel De-Nur Img Polish-born writer,  
Der Nister RWN Img Ukrainian-born Yiddish author, philosopher, translator, critic,
Isaac Mayer Dick Img Lithuanian-born hebraist, novelist,
Yankev Dinezon RWF HW Img Lithuanian-born Polish author, editor, literary activist,
Moshe Dluznowsky Img Polish-born journalist, publicist, writer, dramatist,
Ovsei Driz RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born Yiddish poet,
Celia Dropkin RW5 Img Belarusian-born American Yiddish poet,
David Edelstadt RWF HW Img Russian-born American anarchist poet,
Israel Elyashev Img Lithuanian-born Yiddish literary critic,
Melech Epstein HW Belarusian-born American journalist, historian, Yiddish writers,
Alter Esselin RW5 Img Russian-born American poet,
Solomon Ettinger RW5 Img Polish-born Yiddish language playwright, poet, songwriter,
Itzik Feffer RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born Soviet poet, writer,   
Mikhoel Felsenbaum Img Moldovan-born Yiddish novelist, poet, playwright,
Simon Frug RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born Russian poet, lyricist, author,
Mordechai Gebirtig RWF HW Img Polish poet,songwriter:lyricist, composer,
Nahum Gergel RWF Img Ukrainian-born Yiddish writer, jewish rights activist,
Jacob Glatstein RWF Img Polish-born American poet, literary critic,
Hirsh Glick RWN Img Polish/Lithuanian-born poet, partisan,
Gluckel of Hameln German diarist,  
David Gofshtein RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born Jewish poet,
Ben Gold RWE Img Moldovan-born president of Fur and Leather Workers Union   1937-55
Itche Goldberg Img Polish-born American writer, librettist, literary critic,
Abraham Goldfaden RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born Romanian poet, screenwriter, lyricist, librettist,
Abraham Golomb Img Lithuanian-born American yiddish teacher, writer,
Elye Gordon Ukrainian-born Soviet Yiddish author,
Shira Gorshman RW5 Img Lithuanian-born Israeli Yiddish language writer, memorist,
Avrom Ber Gotlober RWF HW Img Polish writer, historian, playwright, journalist, educator,
Chaim Grade RWF Img Lithuanian-born Yiddish author,
Aliza Greenblatt Img Ukrainian-born American Yiddish poet,
William Gropper RW5 Img American cartoonist, painter, muralist, Yiddish writer,
Moyshe-Leyb Halpern Img Ukrainian-born American poet,
Morris Hillquit RWC Img Latvian-born leader of American Socialist Party,  
Peretz Hirschbein RW5 Img American Yiddish-language writer, playwright,
Miriam Hoffman Img Polish-born American Yiddish writer, playwright,
David Hofstein RW5 Img Ukrainian-born Yiddish poet,  
Leah Horowitz Polish-born Yiddish language writer, kabbalist,
Charles Jaffe HW Belarusian-born Yiddish language writer, chess player,  
Alter Kacyzne RWF HW Img Lithuanian-born Polish writer, poet, photographer,
Hannah Kahn American poet,
Haim Kantorovitch Img Belarusian-born American socialist teacher, writer, marxist theoretician, bundist,
Dovid Katz RWF Img American-born historian, Yiddish language writer,
Itzhak Katzenelson Img Belarusian-born teacher, poet, playwright,
Emmanuil Kazakevich RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born Soviet author, poet, playwright, translator,
Irena Klepfisz Img Polish-born author, activist,
Zvi Kolitz Img Lithuanian-born American film producer, filmmaker, writer,
Rachel Korn RW5 HW Img Polish Yiddish poet, author,
Esther Kreitman HW Img Polish-born British Yiddish language novelist,
Mordechai Hillel Kroshnitz Img Belarusian-born Israeli Yiddish writer, editar, journalist, essayist,
Moyshe Kulbak RWF HW Img Belarusian-born Yiddish language writer, poet, theater director, playwright,
Leib Kvitko RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born Russian Yiddish poet, author,
Joseph Lateiner RW5 Img Moldovan-born American playwright,
Leibush Lehrer Img Polish-born American Yiddish educator, writer, philosopher, 
Mani Leib Img Ukrainian-born Yiddish poet,
Yechiel Lerer Yiddish poet,
H. Leivick RW5 Img Belarusian-born American Yiddish-language playwright,
Michael Lev Img Ukrainian-born Yiddish writer,
Leibu Levin RWF Img Romanian-born Israeli  Yiddish poet/singer,
Elia Levita German-born Italian grammarian, poet, 
Yitzkhok Yoel Linetzky RW5 Ukrainian-born Yiddish author,
Itzik Manger RWF HW Img Ukrainian/Romanian-born Yiddish poet, playwright, writer,
Anna Margolin HW Img Belarusian-born American Yiddish poet,
Peretz Markish RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born Yiddish poet, playwright, novelist,
Mendele Mocher Sforim RWF HW Img Belarusian-born Yiddish novelist, playwright,
Shmuel Niger Img Belarusian-born Yiddish writer, literary critic, historian,
Moissaye Joseph Olgin RWF Img Ukrainian-born American writer, journalist, translator,  
Joseph Opatoshu RWF HW Img Polish-born American Yiddish novelist, journalist,
Israel Orenstein Img Ukrainian-born Russian Yiddish novelist,
Isaac Peretz RWF HW Img Polish-born Yiddish writer, playwright,
Joseph Perl Img Austrian/Ukrainian born educator, writer,
David Pinski RW5 HW Img Ukrainian-born Yiddish language writer, playwright,
Gabriel Preil HW Img Estonian-born American Yiddish poet, translator,
Noach Prylucki RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born Deputy of Seim 1919  1922-27, Yiddish linguist, philologist,
Chil Rajchman Img Polish-born Uruguayan writer,  
Ryhor Reles RW5 Img Belarusian-born Yiddish language writer,
Avrom Reyzen RW5 Img Belarusian-born Yiddish writer, poet,editor,
Chava Rosenfarb RW5 HW Img Polish-born Yiddish language writer, poet,  
Bella Rosenfeld RW5 Img Belarusian-born writer, artist model,
Morris Rosenfeld HW Img Polish-born American Yiddish poet,
Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman Img Austrian-born Romanian American Yiddish poet, songwriter,
Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath Img American-born Yiddish language poet,
Nahum Schaikewitz RWB Img Belarusian-born Yiddish writer, playwright,
Rabbi Menachem Schneerson RWF Img American religious philosopher,
Elias Schwarzfeld RW5 HW Img Moldovan-born Romanian historian, novelist, translator,
Moshe Shalit Img Polish/Lithuanian-born researcher, journalist, essayist, ethographer,
Lamed Shapiro RW5 Img American Yiddish-language writer,
Zalman Shneur RWF HW Img Belarusian-born Israeli poet, novelist,
Sholem Aleichem RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born American playwright, author,
Yankev Shternberg RW5 HW Img Serbian-born theater actor/director, YIVO
Nochum Shtif HW Img Ukrainian-born linguist, literary historian, translator, philologist,
Israel Joshua Singer RWF HW Img Polish-born American Yiddish language novelist,
Moisej Solomonovic Tejf Belarusian-born Soviet Yiddish poet,
Eliezer Steinbarg RWF Img Moldovan-born Romanian educator Yiddish poet,
Isaac Steinberg RWF HW Img Latvian-born politician, lawyer, writer, People's Commisar for Justice 1917-18,
Jacob Steinberg Img Ukrainian-born Israeli poet, playwright, 
Eliezer Steinman RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born Israeli writer, journalist, editor,
Abraham Nahum Stencl Img Polish-born Yiddish poet,
Yankev Sternberg HW Moldovan-born playwright, writer, theater director,
Mordechai Strigler Yiddish writer, magazine editor,  
Abraham Sutzkever RWF HW Img Polish/Belarusian-born Lithuanian Israeli poet,
Rebecca Tiktiner RW5 HW Img Polish/Czech-born Romanian poet,
Yosef Tunkel RWF Img Belarusian-born American writer,
Mark Warshawsky RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born Russian poet, singer/songwriter, composer,
Isaac Weissenberg Polish-born Yiddish language writer,
Elie Wiesel RWF HW Img Romanian-born American writer, Nobel Prize (1986) for Peace,
Hirsch Wolofsky RW5 Img Polish-born Canadian Yiddish author, busnessman, publisher,
Solomon Blumgarten Img Lithuanian-born American Yiddish poet, Bible translator, Yehoash
Natan Zabara Img Ukrainian-born Yiddish writer,
Hillel Zeitlin RWF HW Img Belarusian-born Yiddish language writer,
Eliakum Zunser Img Lithuanian-born American Yiddish poet, songwriter,
Rajzel Zychlinsky Img Polish-born American Yiddish writer,
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Yiddish language playwrights
Sholem Aleichem RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born American playwright, author,
Semyon Ansky RWF HW Img Belarusian-born Yiddish author, politician, playwright,
Sholem Asch RWF HW Img Polish-born American Yiddish author, playwright,
David Bergelson RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born Yiddish language writer,
Israil Bercovici RW5 HW Img Romanian playwright, director, biographer, memorist, poet,
Moshe Broderzon RWF HW Img Russian/Soviet Yiddish playwright, theater director,
Nahum Meir Chaykewitz HW Img Belarusian-born American Yiddish-language novelist, playwright,
Osip Dymow RWF Img Belarusian-born humorist, fiction writer, playwright,
Abraham Goldfaden RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born Romanian poet, screenwriter, lyricist, librettist,
Jacob Gordin RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born American playwright, author,
Avrom Ber Gotlober RWF HW Img Polish writer, historian, playwright, journalist, educator,
Peretz Hirschbein RW5 Img Belarusian-born Yiddish language playwright,
Miriam Hoffman Img Polish-born American Yiddish writer, playwright,
Alter Kacyzne RWF HW Img Lithuanian-born Polish writer, poet, photographer,
Moyshe Kulbak RWF HW Img Belarusian-born Yiddish language writer, poet, theater director, playwright,
H. Leivick  RW5 Img Belarusian-born American Yiddish-language playwright,
Zalmon Libin Img Belausiuan-born American Yiddish-language playwright,
Itzik Manger RWF HW Img Ukrainian/Romanian-born Yiddish poet, playwright, writer,
Peretz Markish RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born Yiddish poet, playwright, novelist,
David Pinski RW5 HW Img Ukrainian-born Yiddish language writer, playwright,
Nahum Schaikewitz RWB Img Belarusian-born Yiddish writer, playwright,
Hersh Leib Sigheter Img Romanian-born Hungarian Yiddish playwright, translator, journalist, editor,
Israel Joshua Singer RWF HW Img Polish-born Yiddish novelist, playwright,
Jacob Steinberg Img Ukrainian-born Israeli poet, playwright, 
Dora Wasserman RW5 Img Ukrainian-born Canadian actress, playwright, theater director,
Aaron Zeitlin RWF HW Img Belarusian-born playwright,
Yiddish Language linguists
Alexander Beider Img Russian-born French Yiddish linguist,
Solomon Birnbaum RWB Img Austrian-born British Canadian Yiddish linguist, hebrew poleographer,
Ber Borochov RWF Img Ukrainian-born  zionist, Yiddish language linguist,
Alexander Harkavy HW Img Belarusian-born linguist, lexicographer, writer,
Marvin Herzog RW5 Img Canadian linguist, Yiddish,
Joshua Fishman RWF Img American linguist,
Judah Joffe Ukrainian-born American Yiddish-language philologist, editor,
Zelig Kalmanovich Img Lithuanian philologist, historian, translator,
Dovid Katz RWF Img American-born historian, Yiddish language writer,
Noach Prylucki RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born Deputy of Seim 1919  1922-27, Yiddish linguist, philologist,
Zalman Reisen HW Img Belarusian-born lexicographer, literary historian, translator, linguist,
Lazar Saineanu RW5 HW Img Romanian-born philologist, linguist, cultural historian,  
Edward Sapir RWF Img German/Polish-born American linguist, anthropologist,
Mordkhe Schaechter Img Romanian-born Yiddish linguist,
Moshe Shalit Img Polish/Lithuanian-born researcher, journalist, essayist, ethographer,
Nochum Shtif HW Img Ukrainian-born linguist, literary historian, translator, philologist,
Mark Southern Img British-born American linguist, (convert to Judaism)
Nahum Stutchkoff RW5 Img Polish-born American actor, author, lexicographer, radio host,
Leonard Talmy Img American linguist,
Erika Timm Img German linguist,
Max Weinreich RWF HW Img Latvian-born Lithuanian American linguist, History of the Yiddish Language
Uriel Weinreich RWF HW Img Lithuanian-born American linguist,
Michael Wex RW5 Img Canadian novelist, playwright, translator,
Ruth Wisse RW5 HW Img Romanian/Ukrainian-born American literature scholar, linguist, 
Zalman Zylbercweig HW Img Polish historian of Yiddish theater,
Ghil'ad Zuckerman RW5 HW Img Israeli linguist, hebraist,
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Translators (to/from) Yiddish 
Isaac Babel RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born Russian journalist, playwright, screenwriter, writer, from
Jekuthiel Blitz German rabbi, translator, to
Benjamin Nehemiah Solomon Polish-born British translator, to
Isaac Bashevis Singer RWF HW Img Polish-born American writer, Nobel Prize (1978), from
Solomon Blumgarten Img Lithuanian-born American Yiddish poet, scholar, Bible translator, to Yehoash
Abraham Goldfaden RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born Romanian poet, screenwriter, librettist, actor, to
Hillel Halkin RWB HW Img American-born Israeli translator, biographer, literary critic, novelist, from
Irena Klepfisz Img Polish-born author, activist, from
Curt Leviant RW5 Img Austrian-born American novelist, translator, from
Der Nister RWN Img Ukrainian-born Yiddish author, philosopher, translator, critic, to
Zelig Kalmanovich Img Lithuanian philologist, historian, translator, to
Leon Kobrin RW5 Img Belarusian-born American playwright, author, translator, to
Esther Kreitman HW Img Polish-born British Yiddish language novelist, to
Goldie Morgentaler RW5 Img Canadian translator, literary scholar, from
Joseph Perl Img Austrian/Ukrainian born educator, writer, to
Robert Stiller RW5 Img Polish-born polyglot, writer, poet, translator, editor, literary critic, (Jewish father) from
Elie Wiesel RWF HW Img Romanian-born American writer, Nobel Prize (1986) for Peace, to
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Yiddish Language journalists
Abraham Cahan RW5 HW Img Belarusian/Lithuanian-born American author, journalist,
Daniel Charney Img Belarusian-born Yiddish poet, journalist,
Semyon Dimanstein RWF HW Img Soviet Commissar of Nationalities, head of Yevsektsiya,
Boris Dorfman RWF Img Moldovan-born journalist, activist,
Alter Kacyzne RWF HW Img Lithuanian-born Polish writer, poet, photographer,
Israel Joshua Singer RWF HW Img Polish-born Yiddish novelist, playwright,
Aaron Zeitlin RWF HW Img Belarusian-born playwright,
Hillel Zeitlin RWF HW Img Belarusian-born Yiddish language writer,
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Yiddish Language songwriters
David Beigelman RWF Img Polish violinist, orchestra leader, composer, songwriter,
Nellie Casman RW5 Img Ukrainian-born American singer, actress,
Abraham Ellstein RWB Img American composer,
Mordechai Gebirtig RWF HW Img Polish poet,songwriter:lyricist, composer, RWN
Mikhl Gelbart Img Polish-born American composer of Yiddish songs,
Eli Gerstner RWB HW Img American singer/songwriter, producer,
Abraham Goldfaden RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born Romanian poet, screenwriter, librettist, actor,
Abraham Zevi Idelsohn RWF HW Img Latvian-born Israeli American lyricist, musicologist, ethnomusicologist,
Jacob Jacobs RWE Img Hungarian-born American theater director, songwriter:lyricist,
Arye Levanon Israeli composer,
Moyshe Nadir RW5 Img Ukrainian-born American yiddish writer, satirist,
Alexander Olshanetsky RWF Img Ukrainian-born American composer, conductor, violinist,
Dmitry Pokrass RWF Img Russian songwriter,
Boris Rosenthal RWF Img Moldovan-born American character actor, operetta lyricist, (Yiddish theater)
Joseph Rumshinsky RW5 Img Lithuanian-born Broadway/Second Avenue composer,
Binyumen Schaechter Img American Yiddish conductor, composer,
Abe Schwartz RW5 Img Romanian-born American clarinetist, violinist, pianist, bandleader,
Sholom Secunda RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born American composer, songwriter,
Chaim Tauber Img Ukrainian-born American actor,
Mark Warshawsky RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born Russian poet, singer/songwriter, composer,
Lazar Weiner RWF Img Ukrainian-born American Yiddish art songs composer,
Herman Yablokoff RWF HW Img Belarusian-born American poet, actor, songwriter, producer, director,
Aaron Zeitlin RWF HW Img Belarusian-born playwright,
Yiddish language singers
Chava Alberstein RWF HW Img Polish-born Israeli singer/songwriter, lyricist,
Efim Alexandrov Img Ukrainian-born Yiddish languages singer,
Mikhail Alexandrovich RWF HW Img Latvian-born cantor, opera singer,
Adi Arad HW Img Israeli Yiddish/Hebrew singer, cantor, broadcaster,
Anat Atzmon RWC HW Img Israeli actress, singer,
Claire Barry RWF HW Img American Yiddish jaaz singer,
Merna Barry RWF HW Img American Yiddish jaaz singer,
Sidor Belarsky RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born American singer,
Theodore Bikel RWF HW Img Austrian-born American actor, singer,
Jay Black RWF Img American singer,
Berl Broder RW5 HW Img Romanian theater actor, singer, Berl Margulis
Pesach Burstein RW5 HW Img American Israeli actor, comedian, singer,  
Mike Burstyn RW5 HW Img American Israeli actor, singer,
Nellie Casman RW5 Img Ukrainian-born American Yiddish actress, singer,
Natalie Choquette RW5 Img Japan-born Canadian singer, soprano, ???
Adrienne Cooper RW5 Img American Yiddish language singer,
Louis Danto HW Img Polish-born Canadian singer, cantor, tenor,
Efim Dzigan RWF HW Img Polish-born Israeli actor, comedian, singer,
Sara Fibih
Dudu Fisher RW5 HW Img Israeli American cantor, singer,
Avraham Fried RWB HW Img American hasidic singer,
Debbie Friedman RW5 HW Img American composer, singer,
Leo Fuld RWE HW Img Dutch singer, 
Arkady Gendler RWF Img Moldovan-born Yiddish singer,
Scott Gerber Img American rancher, singer,
Eli Gerstner RWB HW Img American singer/songwriter, producer,
Mark Glanville Img British writer, opera singer,
Zina Goldstein RW5 Img Polish Yiddish theater actress, singer,
Sarah Gorby RWF Img Moldovan-born French singer,
Marina Gordon RWF Img Belarusian singer, coloratura soprano,
Emil Gorovets RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born Soviet Israeli singer,
Wiera Gran RWF Img Polish singer, actress,
Anna Guzik RWF Img Belarusian-born Soviet Israeli actress, singer,
Izik Hanish HW Img American hasidic Yiddish singer,
Nechama Hendel HW Img Israeli singer,
Jitz Jordan RW5 Img American rapper, Y-Love
Bente Kahan RW5 HW Img Norwegian-born  Yiddish vocalist, actress,
David Kalish HW Img Israeli-born American singer,
Zhanna Kaplan Img
Samson Kemelmakher RWE Img Moldovan-born Russian Yiddish singer,
Liel Kolet RWC Img Israeli singer,
Psoy Korolenko RWF Img Russian singer/songwriter, film actor, satirist,
Nadia Kotcher HW Img Russian-born Israeli singer, actress,
Wolf Krakowski RW5 Img Austrian-born Canadian guitarist, singer,
Miriam Kressyn RW5 Img Polish-born American stage/film/radio actress, singer,
Rolinha Kross RWB Img Dutch singer, (Jewish mother)
Shifra Lerer Img Argentine-born American stage/film actress,
Nechama Lifschitz RWF HW Img Lithuanian-born Soviet Yiddish singer,
Vira Lozinsky RWC Img Moldovan-born Israeli Yiddish singer,
Lillian Lux RW5 HW Img American-born Israeli  singer, author, songwriter, actress,
Joseph Maurer HW
Sigmund Mogulesko RWF HW Img Romanian-born American singer, actor, composer,
Vadim Mulerman RWF Img Ukrainian-born Russian/Soviet singer,
Shuli Natan RWF HW Img British-born Israeli singer,
Esther Ofarim RWF HW Img Israeli singer, actress, "ESC" second place 1963,
Moshe Oisher RWF Img Moldovan-born Canadian American cantor, singer,
Mark Olf Img Belarusian-born American folksinger,
Mandy Patinkin RWF HW Img American actor, singer, tenor,
Jan Peerce RWF HW Img American theater actor, singer,
Daniella Rabbani RWC Img Israeli American actress, singer, voiceover artist,
Seymour Rexite HW Img Polish-born stage actor, singer,
Yossele Rosenblatt RW5 HW Img Ukrainian-born American cantor, composer,
Ruth Rubin RWF
Neil Sedaka RWF HW Img American pop singer/songwriter, pianist, 
Shmuel Segal HW Img Polish-born Israeli film/stage actor, singer,
Yaakov Shwekey HW Img American singer,
Zinovy Shulman RWF Img Ukrainian-born Soviet Yiddish poet, tenor,
Michael Streicher RWF American hasidic singer,
Ada Svetlova Ukrainian-born Latvian singer, mezzo-soprano,
Sidi Tal RWF Img Moldovan/Ukrainian-born actress, singer,   RWN
Karsten Troyke RW5 Img German singer of Yiddish songs, actor,
Monika Vardimon HW Img Romanian-born Israeli actress, singer,
David Werdyger RW5 HW Img American hasidic singer/songwriter, cantor,
Mordechai Werdyger HW Img American hasidic singer/songwriter,
Yafa Yarkoni RWF HW Img Israeli singer,
Velvel Zbarjer RW5 Img Ukrainian-born singer,
Ben Zimet HW Img Canadian-born French Yiddish singer,
Regine Zylberberg RWF Img Belgian-born French actress, inventor of discotheque, nightclub impresario,
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Yiddish language film directors/producers/screenwriters
Moshe Broderzon RWF HW Img Russian/Soviet Yiddish playwright, theater director,
Sidney Goldin RW5 Img American silent film director, film producer, writer, actor,
Joseph Green RW5 Img Polish-born American film actor/director,
James Handeblit Polish film/stage Yiddisth actor,
Henry Lynn RWB HW Img Polish-born American film director, screenwriter, producer, Yiddish language,
Maurice Schwartz RW5 Img Ukrainian-born American stage/film actor, screenwriter, film director,
Joseph Seiden American director/producer of Yiddish films,
Bess Taffel Img American  screenwriter, television writer,
Ilia Trilling Img German-born Yiddish theatrical producer, composer,
Jonas Turkow RW5 HW Img Polish-born Israeli actor, stage manager, director, writer,
Zygmunt Turkow RW5 HW Img Polish-born Israeli stage/film actor, director, playwright,
Yiddish comedians
Dave Cash Img Romanian-born French Yiddish comedian, composer, entertainer,
Efim Dzigan RWF HW Img Polish-born Israeli actor, comedian, singer,
Mickey Katz RWF Img American actor, comedian,
Molly Picon RWF HW Img American stage/film/television actress, comedian, songwriter,
Israel Shumacher RW5 HW Img Polish-born Israeli actor, comedian,  singer,
Menasha Skulnik RW5 Img Polish-born American stage/television actor, comedian,
Yiddish film/theater actors
Celia Adler RWC Img American stage actress,  
Jacob Adler RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born British American stage actor,
Julius Adler Img Polish-born actor, writer, director,
Sara Adler RWF Img Ukrainian-born American actress,
Sonya Adler Oberlander HW Img Ukrainian-born  actress,
Stella Adler RWF HW Img American actress, acting teacher,    
Yakov Alperin HW Img Israeli yiddish theater actor,
Alexander Asro RW5 Img Lithuanian-born American stage/film actor,
Anat Atzmon RWC HW Img Israeli actress, singer,
Shmuel Atzmon HW Img Polish-born Israeli theater actor/director,
Mischa Auer RWF Img Russian American actor, (Jewish maternal grandfather)
Claire Barry RWF HW Img American Yiddish jaaz singer,
Merna Barry RWF HW Img American Yiddish jaaz singer,
Israel Becker HW Img Polish-born Israeli theater achor/director,
Israel Berkovici HW Romanian-born playwright, director, actor, biographer,
Mina Bern RW5 Img Polish-born American actress,
Herschel Bernardi RW5 Img American stage/film/television actor,
Helen Beverley RW5 Img American film/stage actress,
Leon Blank RWF Img Moldovan-born American stage actor, director,
Diana Blumenfeld RWF Img Polish-born singer, pianist, actress,
Yaakov Bodo RW5 HW Img Romanian-born Israeli actor, comedian,
Agnia Bogoslava HW Img Russian-born Romanian Israeli stage actress,
Reizl Bozyk RW5 HW Img Poish-born American stage/film actress,
Berl Broder RW5 HW Img Romanian theater actor, singer, Berl Margulis
Joseph Buloff RW5 HW Img Lithuanian-born American actor, film director/producer,
Pesach Burstein RW5 HW Img American Israeli actor, comedian, singer,  
Mike Burstyn RW5 HW Img American Israeli actor, singer,
Dave Cash Img Romanian-born French Yiddish comedian, composer, entertainer,
Nellie Casman RW5 Img Ukrainian-born American singer, actress,
Efim Dzigan RWF HW Img Polish-born Israeli actor, comedian, singer,
Joseph Edelstein Romanian-born American Yiddish theater actor,
Pauline Edelstein Img Romanian-born American stage actress,
Sonia Ejdelman Polish film/stage actress,
Yakov Einstein HW Img Polish-born Israeli theater actor, singer,
Mikhail Epelbaum RWN Img Ukrainian-born Soviet Yiddish singer, actor,
Sigmund Feinman RWF Img Moldovan-born actor, entrepreneur, director, playwright,
Herman Fenigsztejn Polish Yiddish film/stage actor,
Dina Fijalkowska Polish Yiddish actress,
Sheva Fingerova RWN Img Ukrainian-born Yiddish stage actress,
Fyvush Finkel RWF Img American film/television actor, director, playwright,
Maurice Finkel RWF Moldovan-born American Yiddish theater actor, architect,
Moishe Finkel RWF HW Img Yiddish theater performer, actor,
Shmuel Fisher HW Img Polish-born actor, entertainer, comedian, songwriter,
Misha Fisszon American-born Polish Yiddish actor,
Leo Fuchs RW5 Img Polish/Ukrainian-born American actor,
Ruzha Fuchs HW Polish/Ukrainian-born Yiddish theater actress,
Yakov Fuchs HW Polish Yiddish theater actor,
Leon Garbarski Polish Yiddish theater actor,
Berta Gersten Polish-born American Yiddish theater actress,
Estelle Getty RWF HW Img American stage/film/television actress, comedian,
Moti Giladi HW Img Israeli singer/songwriter, actor, comedian,
Wladyslaw Godik HW Img Ukrainian-born Polish singer, actor, theater director,
Moisey Goldblat RWF Img Moldovan-born Soviet film/theater director, actor,
Eliyahu Goldenberg HW Img Ukrainian-born Israeli actor, director, 
Isidor Goldenberg Romanian yiddish theater singer, actor,
Abraham Goldfaden RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born Romanian poet, screenwriter, librettist, actor,
Sidney Goldin RW5 Img American silent film director, film producer, writer, actor,
Jennie Goldstein Img American-born Yiddish theater actress,
Sokher Goldstein Yiddish theater singer, actor,
Zina Goldstein RW5 Img Polish Yiddish theater actress, singer,
Helena Gotlib RWF Img Polish film/stage actress,
Joseph Green RW5 Img Polish-born American Idish theater actor,
Anetta Grodner HW Ukrainian singer, actress,
Israel Grodner RW5 Img Lithuanian-born Romanian Yiddish theater founding actor,
Sara Grynhaus Polish Yiddish theater actress,
Dina Halpern Img Polish Yiddish film/stage actress,
James Handeblit Polish film/stage actor, 
Hersh Hart Polish film/stage actor, 
Simon Herman Polish Yiddish theater/film actor,
Moses Horowitz RW5 Img Ukrainian-born Romanian playwright, stage actor,
Tea Izraelis Polish Yiddish film/stage actress,
Hymie Jacobson RW5 Img American actor, composer,
Naomi Junglach Polish Yiddish theater actress,
Luba Kadison Img Lithuanian-born American actress,
Bente Kahan RW5 HW Img Norwegian-born  Yiddish vocalist, actress,
Florence Kahn
Bertha Kalich RW5 Img Polish/Ukrainian-born American stage actress,
Ester Kaminska RWN HW Img Polish stage actress,
Ida Kaminska RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born Polish film/stage actress,
Sophia Karp RW5 HW Img Romanian-born actress, singer:soprano,
David Kasler HW Img Romanian-born American Yiddish theater actor,
Sam Kasten Img American comic actor,
Leon Kaswiner Polish film/stage actor, 
Mickey Katz RWF Img American actor, comedian,
David Kessler RWF Img Moldovan-born American stage actor,
Abba Kompaneyets Img Polish Yiddish troupe manager, actor,
Lea Kompanijec Poish-born American stage/film actress,
Esther Kowalska Polish Yiddish film/stage actress,
Miriam Kressyn RW5 Img Polish-born American stage/film/radio actress, singer,
James Kurlender Polish Yiddish film/stage actor,
Mose Lanchman Polish Yiddish stage actor,
Betty Lattowicz Polish Yiddish stage actor,
Aaron Lebedeff RWC Img Belarusian-born Yiddish theater actor,
Halina Lercher Polish Yiddish film/stage actress,
Herman Lechrer Polish Yiddish theater/film actor,
Iron Lejzer Polish Yiddish film/stage actor,
Shifra Lerer Img Argentine-born American stage/film actress,
James Libert Polish Yiddish theater/film actor,
Basia Liebgold Polish Yiddish film/stage actress,
Leon Liebgold RWB HW Img Polish-born American film actor,
Lili Liliana Polish Yiddish film/stage actress,
Moses Lipman Polish Yiddish theater/film actor,
Keni Liptzin RW5 Img Ukrainian-born American stage actress,
Bert Litwin Polish Yiddish film/stage actress,
Elizabeth Lotenberg Polish Yiddish stage actor,
Yitzchak Lowy Polish Yiddish stage actor,
David Lui Polish Yiddish film/stage actor,
Baruch Lumet RW5 Img Polish-born American Yiddish actor,
Sidney Lumet RWF HW Img American film director, screenwriter, producer,
Lillian Lux RW5 HW Img American-born Israeli  singer, author, songwriter, actress,
Carol Marcovici HW Img Romanian singer, stage actor,
Rudolph Marks American playwright, songwriter, comedian,
Alexander Marten Polish film/stage actor, film director,
Jose Maurer RW5 HW Img Ukrainian-born Argentine Israeli stage/film actor,
Solomon Mikhoels RWF HW Img Latvian-born Russian actor, theater director,
Sigmund Mogulesko RWF HW Img Romanian-born American singer, actor, composer,
Paul Muni RWF HW Img Polish/Ukrainian-born American actor,   
Abraham Nuger RWN Img Ukrainian-born Soviet actor, theater director,
Freida Oisher RWF HW Img Moldovan-born American actress,
Menashe Oppenheim RW5 Img Polish Yiddish stage/film actror,
Moishe Oysher RWF HW Img Romanian-born American actor, cantor,
Esther Perelman Polish Yiddish stage/film actress,
Max Perelman Polish Yiddish stage/film actor,
Molly Picon RWF HW Img American stage/film/television actress, comedian, songwriter,
Aron Poles Polish Yiddish film/stage actor,
Shloyme Prizament RW5 Img Ukrainian-born Polish composer, singer, songwriter, actor,
Haim Prizant RWF Img Moldovan-born American stage actor,
James Rajnglas Polish Yiddish film/stage actor,
Anna Rapel Polish Yiddish stage/film actress,
Mikhail Rasumny RWF Img Ukrainian-born American actor,
Tzila Raviv-Zur HW Img Israeli stage/film actress,
Joseph Retik Polish stage actor, model,
Seymour Rexite HW Img Polish-born stage actor, singer,
Shmuel Rodensky RW5 HW Img Belarusian-born Istaeli film/stage actor,
Israel Rosenberg Ukrainian yiddish theater founding actor,
Boris Rosenthal RWF Img Moldovan-born American character actor, operetta lyricist, (Yiddish theater)
Ajzyk Rotman Polish Yiddish stage/film actor,
Szaja Rotszejin Polish Yiddish stage/film actress,
Ludwig Satz Img Polish/Ukrainian-born American stage/film actor,
Bernard Sauer RWB Img Argentine-born American stage actor,
Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman Img Austrian-born Romanian American Yiddish poet, songwriter,
Herbert Scherbert Polish Yiddish film/stage actor,
Hubert Schoner Polish Yiddish film/stage actor,
Abba Schoengold RW5 Img Romanian-born Ameican  actor,
Annetta Schwartz Romanian Yiddish theater actress,
Margaretta Schwartz Romanian Yiddish theater actress,
Maurice Schwartz RW5 Img Ukrainian-born American stage/film actor, screenwriter, film director,
Zvee Scooler RW5 Img Ukrainian-born American actor,
Israel Segal HW Img Lithuanian-born Israeli  theater actor/director,
Shmuel Segal HW Img Polish-born Israeli film/stage actor, singer,
Herman Sieradzki Polish Yiddish theater/film actor,
Dinah Shtettin RW5 Img British-born stage actress,
Yakov Shternberg RWF HW Img Moldovan-born theater actor/director,
Israel Shumacher RW5 HW Img Polish-born Israeli actor, comedian,  singer,
Menasha Skulnik RW5 Img Polish-born American stage/television actor, comedian,
Rose Soszana Polish Yiddish film/stage actress,
Zypora Spaisman RW5 Img Polish-born American actress,
Jacob Spivakofsky Ukrainian yiddish theater actor,
Stefania Staszewska Img Polish Yiddish film/stage actress,
Alexander Stein Polish Yiddish stage/film actor,
Edward Sternbach Polish Yiddish stage/film actor,
Nina Stolarska Polish Yiddish theater actress,
Zvi Stolpher HW Img Romanian-born Israeli theater actor/director,
Solomon Stramer Img Romanian Yiddish theater founder in Vienna,
Alina Swidowska Polish stage/fim actress, singer,
Nathan Symche Polish Yiddish stage actor,
Gitla Szachmajster Polish Yiddish theater actress,
Frieda Szafer Polish Yiddish theater actress,
Adam Szengut Polish Yiddish theater actror,
Sonia Szlosberg Polish Yiddish stage/film actress,
Rachel Szpan Polish Yiddish theater actress,
Michael Szwejlich Polish Yiddish film/stage actor, theater director,
Sidi Tal RWF Img Moldovan/Ukrainian-born actress, singer,   RWN
Tania Tajtelbaum Polish Yiddish film/stage actress,
Golda Tencer RWB Img Polish actress, director, singer,
Bessie Thomashefsky RW5 HW Img American actress, singer,   
Boris Thomashefsky RW5 HW Img Ukrainian-born American singer, actor,
Israel Traistman HW Img Israeli theater actor,
Jonas Turkow RW5 HW Img Polish-born Israeli actor, stage manager, director, writer,
Zygmunt Turkow RW5 HW Img Polish-born Israeli stage/film actor, director, playwright,
Jenny Valliere German Yiddish actress,,
Monika Vardimon HW Img Romanian-born Israeli actress, singer,
Nathan Volfovitz HW Polish-born Israeli stage/film actor,
Herman Wajsman Polish Yiddish film/stage actor,
Dora Wasserman RW5 Img Ukrainian-born Canadian actress, playwright, theater director,
Rebecca Weintraub RWF Img Ukrainian-born American actress,
Ernestine Winnicka Polish Yiddish film/stage actress,
Ben-Zion Witler RWF Img Polish singer, actor, coupletist, comedian, composer,
Than Wyenn RWF Img American film/television character actor,
Annabella Yaakov HW Israeli theater actress, 
Alexander Yahalomi HW Latvian-born Israeli  actor, entertainer,
Gadi Yagil HW Img Israeli actor, entertainer,
Boaz Young Img Polish-born American Yiddish stage actor,
Clara Young RWN HW Img Ukrainian-born yiddish theater actress,
Naum Zemach RWF Img Belarusian-born American actor, director, co-founder of Habima,
Benjamin Zuskin RWF HW Img Lithuanian-born Russian actor, director,
Yetta Zwerling Img Ukrainian-born American film actress, Yiddish theater,
Zalmen Zylbercweig Img Polish-born historian of Yiddish theater,
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