Bessie Thomashefsky | |
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| Born | Briche Baumfeld-Kaufman 1873 Tarashche, Kiev province, Ukraine |
| Died | July 6, 1962 (age 89) |
| Other names | Bessie Baumfeld-Kaufman |
| Occupation | Stage actress |
| Spouse | Boris Thomashefsky 1891-1939 |
| Children | Esther Thomashefsky 1889-1895 Harry Thomashefsky 1895-1993 Milton (Mickey) Thomashefsky 1897-1936 Theodore Hertzl Thomashefsky (later Ted Thomas) 1904-1992 |
Bessie Thomashefsky (1873 – July 6, 1962), born Briche Baumfeld-Kaufman, was a Russian-born Jewish American singer, actress and comedian, a star in Yiddish theater beginning in the 1890s. She was the wife and stage partner of Boris Thomashefsky, the most popular Yiddish leading man of his era. Probably her most famous role was the title role of Oscar Wilde's Salomé at the People’s Theater in 1908.