A “Martyrs Volume” of the Jewish Theatrical Lexicon, comprising the biographies of Jewish theatrical personalities killed in the Nazi holocaust, was published in Yiddish here today. The well-known Jewish theatrical writer, Zalman Silberzweig of Los Angeles is the editor of the entire work of which the latest book is the fifth volume. A total of 1,000 copies of the Martyrs Volume were printed of which 600 will be sent to the subscribers of the Jewish Theater Lexicon.
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