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Jacob Ben-Ami (November 23 or December 23, 1890, Minsk, Russian Empire – July 2, 1977, New York City, New York, United States) was a noted Belarusian-born Jewish stage actor who performed equally well in Yiddish and English.
Jacob Ben-Ami was born on 23 November 1890 in Minsk, Russian Empire [now Belarus]. He was an actor and director, known for Green Fields (1937), The Wandering Jew (1933) and Esperanza (1949). He was married to Slava Estin (stage actress). He died on 2 July 1977 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Actor, Director
- November 23, 1890
- Jacob Ben-Ami
- July 2, 1977
He died Friday at the age of 86. Ben-Ami, who performed with equal skill in both English and Yiddish, had a long distinguished career appearing in plays by Yiddish, American, British and...
Jul 23, 1977 · Jacob Ben‐Ami, a founder of the Jewish Art Theater who achieved critical acclaim on both the Yiddish and English‐speaking stages, died yesterday at Lenox Hill Hospital after a short...
BEN-AMI (Shieren), JACOB (1890–1977), actor and director. Ben-Ami's long stage career began in his native Minsk, Belorussia, before he was a teenager. After traveling with many Yiddish acting companies through Eastern Europe, Ben-Ami went to the United States in 1912 to appear
Jacob Ben-Ami (1890-1977) was an actor and director, and prominent figure in American Yiddish theater. The collection contains thirty-four theatrical scripts dating from 1927 to 1967. Biographical/historical information
(1890–1977)Yiddish playwright, born in Minsk, Belarus. He joined the Hirshbein Troupe in Odessa, worked with the Vilna Troupe, and in 1912 settled in New York. In 1917 he joined ...
