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Jonas Turkow was born in 1898 in Warsaw , Poland and died in 1987 in Tel Aviv , Israel .1 He was an actor, stage manager, director and writer. He was the brother of the actor Zygmunt Turkow , the actor and writer Icchak Turkow and the journalist Marek Turkow, and husband of the famous actress Diana Blumenfeld . In 1916, with his brother Zygmunt, he organized and performed in Dos artistishe vinkele (The artistic corner) , then spent some time with David Herman and in the brothers Hernfeld's German comedy theater.. From 1917-1920 he played in Esther-Rukhl Kaminski's troup; in 1921 he organized Dos baveglekhe dramatishe teater touring Poland and Galitsia. Subsequently he toured with Di yunge bine (The young stage) . In 1926 he was hired to direct the cultural Yiddish theatre in Kraków. He received the first state subsidy given in Poland to any Yiddish theater. During the 1930s he was director for kleynkunst revi-teater in Kaunas . He was imprisoned in the Warsaw Ghetto during the years 1940-43, and was later a member of the underground. After the war, as a member of the Central Jewish Committee of Poland, he investigated 18 cases of Jewish collaboration with German Gestapo . He lived since 1950 in Israel. Jonas Turkow performed in the following movies as an actor: Tkies khaf (1924) Lamedvovnik (1925) Huragan (1928) Młody Las (1934) Jonas Turkow directed: In die poylishe velder (1929) Jonas Turkow wrote: Turkow, Jonas. Jonas Turkow ( Ionas Turkov): C'était ainsi. 1939-1943 la vie dans le ghetto de Varsovie. Jonas Turkow ( Ionas Turkov): C'était ainsi. 1939-1943 la vie dans le ghetto de Varsovie. By the Association of Polish Jews in Argentina, 1948 (529 pages)2
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Jonas Turkow second from the left Jonas Turkow (Warsaw, 15 February 1898 – Tel Aviv, 1 December 1988) was an actor, stage manager, director and writer.He received the Itzik Manger Prize for his contributions to Yiddish letters. He was the brother of the actor Zygmunt Turkow , the actor and writer Icchak Turkow, and the journalist Marek Turkow; and husband of the famous actress Diana Blumenfeld . Also searchable via the National Archives , Numerical Identification Files."Turkov, Yonas." In Samuel Niger and Jacob Shatzky (eds.), Lekiskon fun der nayer yidisher literatur [Biographical Dictionary of Modern Yiddish Literature].Translated by Joshua Fogel, at: " Yonas Turkov (Jonas Turkow) ", with supplemental information from: Fuks, Khayim Leyb (1986).In Berl Kagan (ed.).Leksikon fun yidish-shraybers [ Biographical dictionary of Yiddish writers ] (in Yiddish).
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Polish-Israeli actor, director, and writer Jonas Turkow second from the left Jonas Turkow (Warsaw, 15 February 1898 – Tel Aviv, 1 December 1988) was an actor, stage manager, director and writer. He received the Itzik Manger Prize for his contributions to Yiddish letters. He was the brother of the actor Zygmunt Turkow , the actor and writer Icchak Turkow, and the journalist Marek Turkow; and husband of the famous actress Diana Blumenfeld . Also searchable via the National Archives , Numerical Identification Files. "Turkov, Yonas." In Samuel Niger and Jacob Shatzky (eds.), Lekiskon fun der nayer yidisher literatur [Biographical Dictionary of Modern Yiddish Literature]. Translated by Joshua Fogel, at: " Yonas Turkov (Jonas Turkow) ", with supplemental information from: Fuks, Khayim Leyb (1986). In Berl Kagan (ed.). Leksikon fun yidish-shraybers [ Biographical dictionary of Yiddish writers ] (in Yiddish).
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Polish-Israeli actor, director, and writer Jonas Turkow second from the left Jonas Turkow (Warsaw, 15 February 1898 – Tel Aviv, 4 February 1988 ) was an actor, stage manager, director and writer. He received the Itzik Manger Prize for his contributions to Yiddish letters. He was the brother of the actor Zygmunt Turkow , the actor and writer Icchak Turkow, and the journalist Marek Turkow; and husband of the famous actress Diana Blumenfeld . Also searchable via the National Archives , Numerical Identification Files. Turkov, Yonas (February 15, 1898–February 4, 1988) . "Turkov, Yonas." In Samuel Niger and Jacob Shatzky (eds.), Lekiskon fun der nayer yidisher literatur [Biographical Dictionary of Modern Yiddish Literature]. Translated by Joshua Fogel, at: " Yonas Turkov (Jonas Turkow) ", with supplemental information from: Fuks, Khayim Leyb (1986). In Berl Kagan (ed.). Leksikon fun yidish-shraybers [ Biographical dictionary of Yiddish writers ] (in Yiddish).
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