Rumors that Folkstimme, Poland’s only officially sanctioned Jewish periodical, would cease publication at the end of this year has been denied by the Jewish Social and Cultural Association in Warsaw which publishes the paper. Folkstimme, once a daily, is now a weekly published half in Polish and half in Yiddish. The publishers have invited subscribers to renew their subscriptions for 1971. According to reports from Warsaw, the director of the Yiddish State Theater, actor Hevel Buzgan, has just celebrated his 50 years on the Yiddish stage. The anniversary will be marked by a special performance of “Tevye the Milkman.” The repertoire of the Yiddish theater in Poland is now confined to classics, including such old standbys as “The Dybbuk” by Ansky and “Green Fields” by Peretz Hirshbein.
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