Israel Shumacher (or Schumacher, [1] 1908 – May 21, 1961) was a Jewish comedian who worked together with Shimon Dzigan, thus forming " Dzigan and Shumacher", one of the most famous Yiddish comic duos in the 20th century.
Israel Shumacher first met Shimon Dzigan at the Yiddish experimental kleynkunst ( cabaret) stage of the theater Ararat in Łódź, Poland. [2] [3]
During Second World War, the duo went through forced labor in the Gulag, [4] escaped from the Soviet Union and fled from Europe to Israel. [1] The duo played themselves at Poland's Yiddish language feature made in 1948 called " Unzere kinder", the first feature film about the Holocaust in Poland ever made where they played themselves. [5] They also had a TV show that ran during the 1970s. [1] For example, to explain Einstein theory of relativity with their own brand of humor, one would explain to the other « If you have seven hairs in your soup, it's a lot. If you have seven hairs on your head, it's very little. That's relativity ». [6]
The duo's TV and live performance was Yiddish satire that focused on their experience in the Gulag, fleeing Europe, and their experience as new immigrants to Israel. [4]
Israel Shumacher (or Schumacher, [1] 1908 – May 21, 1961) was a Jewish comedian who worked together with Shimon Dzigan, thus forming " Dzigan and Shumacher", one of the most famous Yiddish comic duos in the 20th century.
Israel Shumacher first met Shimon Dzigan at the Yiddish experimental kleynkunst ( cabaret) stage of the theater Ararat in Łódź, Poland. [2] [3]
During Second World War, the duo went through forced labor in the Gulag, [4] escaped from the Soviet Union and fled from Europe to Israel. [1] The duo played themselves at Poland's Yiddish language feature made in 1948 called " Unzere kinder", the first feature film about the Holocaust in Poland ever made where they played themselves. [5] They also had a TV show that ran during the 1970s. [1] For example, to explain Einstein theory of relativity with their own brand of humor, one would explain to the other « If you have seven hairs in your soup, it's a lot. If you have seven hairs on your head, it's very little. That's relativity ». [6]
The duo's TV and live performance was Yiddish satire that focused on their experience in the Gulag, fleeing Europe, and their experience as new immigrants to Israel. [4]