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Collected Item: “Jewish Melbourne: Performance of a Shakespeare monologue in Yiddish, by Kadimah”

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Jewish Melbourne: Performance of a Shakespeare monologue in Yiddish, by Kadimah

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Performed by Evelyn Krape, this monologue from Hamlet was performed in Yiddish as part of the Kadimah Theatre's lockdown programming

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#theatre, #yiddish, #community, #online, #video

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn2qSW_FBOY&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0Z-i9CWbL9iYGypFVwZCxBEGzmnu_W_vb4hzwuv4h3PUziihZD2L1uC5Q

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Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library

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2020-07-29
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