Jacob Waxman
Yiddish operetta writer
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| Intro | Yiddish operetta writer | |
| was | Writer | |
| Work field | Literature | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1866 | |
| Death | 1 January 1942 (aged 76 years) |
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Jacob Waxman, or in Yiddish Yankev Vaksman (1866–1942) was a Yiddish operetta writer. His works include Der libling fun fmyen (The Darling of Women), Malvinke vii azoy (That's How Malvinka Wants It), and Di sheyne Berta (Beautiful Bertha). Yitskhak Shlosberg (1877–1930) orchestrated his plays.