Jacob Herzfeld

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Jacob Herzfeld
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Born1763
DiedOctober 24, 1826(1826-10-24) (aged 62–63)
OccupationTheatre director
Actor

Jacob Herzfeld was a German theatre director and actor. He was admired by Goethe and Schiller and corresponded with both, and became known as the first serious Jewish actor on the German stage.[1][2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2014-01-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Joseph Kürschner: Jacob Herzfeld. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Vol. 12 (1880), pp. 262–263.


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