The Dissolution of New York's Yiddish Theatrical Museum (1927)

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This is a letter of gratitude Max Weinreich wrote to Jacob Shatzky in 1927 for materials Shatzky sent to him for the Theater Museum. In the letter, Weinreich also alludes to other materials that Shatzky had not yet sent. He also refers to the dissolution of the theater museum in New York City.

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Vilna, December 8th, 1927
Dr. J. Shatzky, New York

Dear Friend,
A big thank you for the gift to the Theater Museum. We know what it means to you to part with this material that you collected over many years, but we assure you that we will see to making the Kaminska Museum something truly great and that will be of some compensation to you…

The material that you have sent us from America is very important. We will take good care of it.

We have heard that the American Theater Museum has been dissolved. You put so much effort into it. Perhaps you can work to see these materials sent to us? If not, where would they remain?

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“The Dissolution of New York's Yiddish Theatrical Museum (1927),” YIVO Online Exhibitions, accessed December 22, 2024, https://ataleoftwomuseums.yivo.org/items/show/6641.

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