Boris Thomashefsky

Boris Thomashefsky
באָריס טאָמאשעבסקי
Born
Boruch-Aharon Thomashefsky in

1866
DiedJuly 9, 1939(1939-07-09) (aged 72–73)
Occupation(s)Actor, creator of Yiddish theatre, publisher, educator
SpouseBessie Thomashefsky 1891–1939 (separated 1911)
Children4

Boris Thomashefsky (Russian: Борис Пинхасович Томашевский, sometimes written Thomashevsky, Thomaschevsky, etc.; Yiddish: באָריס טאָמאשעבסקי) (1868[1]–July 9, 1939), born Boruch-Aharon Thomashefsky, was a Ukrainian-born (later American) Jewish singer and actor who became one of the biggest stars in Yiddish theater.

Boris and Bessie Thomashevsky, their engagement photo
  1. ^ "Boris Thomashefsky (1868 - 1939)". Jewish Virtual Library.