José Maurer (Hebrew: יוסף ×ž× ×•×¨×¢×¨â€Ž; 6 May 1906 â€" 23 May
1968) was an Israeli-Argentine actor. He was regarded as one of the
greatest figures in Yiddish theatre.He was born Yoshe Maurer Neumann
in the town of Boryslav, then a thriving Oil town in Galicia, Austria
and today part of the Ukraine. Maurer was the son of the local
cobbler, and known as an amateur violinist, actor and singer.When the
famous Vilnius Jewish Theatre (Vilna Troupe), under the direction of
Zygmund Turkow visited Boryslav in 1922, the 16-year-old Yoshe was
offered a minor role. Two weeks later, as the Theatre left, so did
Yoshe, never to return to his home town. As a member of this famous
Yiddish Theatre he toured Poland and Rumania until 1927, when he
emigrated to Argentina.In Buenos Aires he became one of the leading
actors in the Jewish Yiddish Theatre, playing along such renowned
actors as Joseph Buloff, Maurice Schwartz and Jacob Ben-Ami. He was
regarded as a first class "character" (drama) actor and as a "tour de
force" used to change leading roles, for example, playing with Ben Ami
both parts of Man and Devil in Got, Mentsch Und Taivel, the famous
Yiddish version of Faust by Jacob Gordin, night after night. On the
other hand, he had a gift for comedy and took part in many musical
comedies.
1968) was an Israeli-Argentine actor. He was regarded as one of the
greatest figures in Yiddish theatre.He was born Yoshe Maurer Neumann
in the town of Boryslav, then a thriving Oil town in Galicia, Austria
and today part of the Ukraine. Maurer was the son of the local
cobbler, and known as an amateur violinist, actor and singer.When the
famous Vilnius Jewish Theatre (Vilna Troupe), under the direction of
Zygmund Turkow visited Boryslav in 1922, the 16-year-old Yoshe was
offered a minor role. Two weeks later, as the Theatre left, so did
Yoshe, never to return to his home town. As a member of this famous
Yiddish Theatre he toured Poland and Rumania until 1927, when he
emigrated to Argentina.In Buenos Aires he became one of the leading
actors in the Jewish Yiddish Theatre, playing along such renowned
actors as Joseph Buloff, Maurice Schwartz and Jacob Ben-Ami. He was
regarded as a first class "character" (drama) actor and as a "tour de
force" used to change leading roles, for example, playing with Ben Ami
both parts of Man and Devil in Got, Mentsch Und Taivel, the famous
Yiddish version of Faust by Jacob Gordin, night after night. On the
other hand, he had a gift for comedy and took part in many musical
comedies.
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