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Habimah Troupe Opens Six-Week Engagement in New York; Arrives Just Before Opening

May 3, 1948
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For the first time in 22 years the Habimah troupe Palestine appeared in a play in New York with the presentation of "The Dybbuk" last night. An enthusiastic over-capacity audience at the Broadway Theatre witnessed ?e S. Ansky drama.

The actors arrived from Brussels at LaGuardia Field, at 4 p.m. yesterday, bur-and-one-half hours before curtain time, minus their personal baggage. They will appear in four plays during a six-week engagement.

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