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Stephen J. Sass

Stephen J. Sass

In the Name of Sean Ferguson

One Berel Bienstock, a leading European Yiddish stage actor, had rather limited spoken English abilities. As long as his lip movements approximated the printed dialogue on the screen, Bienstock was not too concerned with diction, and so he was confident he\’d soon land a job in the \”flickers.\”

Los Angeles Jewry and the Birth ofIsrael

In 1854, 30 self-described \”Israelites of this city\” founded the Hebrew Benevolent Society to serve their religious,social and philanthropic needs. Not only was the society the city\’sfirst Jewish organization, but it was also the first charitable groupof any kind in Los Angeles.

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