TY  - GEN
T1  - The travels of Benjamin Zuskin
T2  - Judaic traditions in literature, music, and art
A1  - Zuskina-Perelʹman, Alla
A2  - Blass, Sharon
LA  - English
LA  - Hebrew
PP  - Syracuse, New York
PB  - Syracuse University Press
YR  - 2015
ED  - First edition.
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn918967564
AB  - Described by theater critics as one of the twentieth century's greatest talents, Benjamin Zuskin (1899-1952) was a star of the Moscow State Jewish Theater. In writing The Travels of Benjamin Zuskin, his daughter, Ala Zuskin Perelman, has rescued from oblivion his story and that of the theater in which he served as performer and, for a period, artistic director. Against the backdrop of the Soviet regime's effort to stifle any expression of Jewish identity, the Moscow State Jewish Theater--throughout its thirty years of existence (1919-49)--maintained a high level of artistic excellence while also becoming a center of Jewish life and culture. A member of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee, Zuskin was arrested under fabricated charges and eventually executed on August 12, 1952, along with twelve other eminent Soviet Jews and committee members. Zuskin Perelman's fascinating chronicle, more than just a personal memoir, conveys the vibrancy and energy of Jewish theater, celebrates the cultural achievements of Soviet Jews, and calls attention to the tragic fate that awaited them. The Travels of Benjamin Zuskin sheds light on Soviet Jewish history through the lens of one of the period's most influential cultural icons.
CN  - PN2728.Z87 P881513 2015
SN  - 9780815653240
SN  - 0815653247
SN  - 9780815610502
SN  - 0815610505
KW  - Zuskin, Benjamin, : 1899-1952.
KW  - Zuskin, Benjamin, : 1899-1952
KW  - Actors : Soviet Union : Biography.
KW  - Jewish actors : Soviet Union : Biography.
KW  - Acteurs : URSS : Biographies.
KW  - Acteurs juifs : URSS : Biographies.
KW  - PERFORMING ARTS : Theater : General.
KW  - Actors
KW  - Jewish actors
KW  - Soviet Union
KW  - Biographies
KW  - Biographies.
ER  -