113:
Explaining her success in the theater, Moscowitz said, "If I tried to act, I wouldn't be worth a nickel to a producer. It's because I behave like myself, like a real Jewish mother -- and that's what I am in private life -- that the people like me." Her sons tried to dissuade her from performing in a
57:
Moscowitz came to the United States as part of a troupe assembled by two
Russian impresarios. She acted in supporting roles with the Jewish Art Theatre and learned English while doing so, thus gaining access to English-speaking roles. Her Broadway debut was in
137:
Jennie and Max
Moscowitz married in 1888. He operated the Eldorado, the first Jewish variety theater in New York City, and after they married he managed her career for many years. They had two sons and a daughter.
149:
The Jennie
Moscowitz papers are housed at the New York Public Library. The collection includes correspondence, personal papers, and scripts related to her career and her private life.
38:. Her father was a tutor at court, and she attended the Conservatoire de Declamation in Iași, the only Jewish student there at that time. She was the oldest of four children.
22:(1867 or 1868 – July 26, 1953) was an American actress who was known for portraying Jewish mothers and was "equally well known on the English and Yiddish stages".
623:
300:
515:
200:
35:
392:
633:
628:
118:, which came during her 60th year on stage. They relented after she told them, "I love it. I want to do it. It's my life."
362:
227:
172:
638:
572:
542:
643:
301:"Jennie Moscowitz, Jewish Actress, 85: Performer Known for Mother Roles Is Dead--Made Her Debut in Rumania at 13"
618:
422:
260:
70:
141:
He died in 1947. She died on July 26, 1953, in a home for the aged in the Bronx, New York City, aged 85.
327:
54:, "who took such a liking to the girl that she guided her professionally for the next five years."
46:
Moscowitz debuted on stage in Iași when she was 13 years old, portraying Nanine in a production of
400:
60:
608:
613:
484:
453:
68:, in which she acted for six seasons. For another six seasons she portrayed Mrs. Potash in
8:
516:"Max Moscowitzes Wed 50 Years Ago: Ex-Theatre Manager and Actress to Celebrate Today"
51:
588:
558:
500:
469:
438:
378:
343:
243:
602:
201:"Tribute to Actress: Jennie Moscowitz Honored for Her 55 Years on Stage"
64:, and her "first notable success on the English-speaking stage" was in
268:
74:
on
Broadway and around the United States. She acted two more years in
50:, a command performance for Romania's king and queen. It starred
31:
363:"Fifty-Five Years Ago Today Jennie Moscowitz Made Debut"
573:"Jennie Moscowitz, Veteran Jewish Actress, Dies At 85"
234:. New York, New York City. July 28, 1953. p. 57 S
429:. The New York Herald Tribune. May 3, 1943. p. 8
514:
299:
199:
171:
600:
357:
355:
353:
82:. Moscowitz's other Broadway credits included
228:"Jennie Moscowitz, 85, Yiddish Actress, Dies"
350:
121:On radio, Moscowitz starred in the serials
624:American people of Romanian-Jewish descent
166:
164:
162:
132:
294:
292:
290:
288:
286:
255:
253:
173:"Max Moscowitz, 88, Ran Variety Houses"
159:
601:
283:
491:. New York, New York City. p. 30
482:
460:. New York, New York City. p. 56
451:
399:. The Broadway League. Archived from
328:"Says acting today is too mechanical"
250:
423:"'Ma' Moscowitz Is Trouper 60 Years"
385:
13:
129:and was active as a dialectician.
14:
655:
16:American actress (1867/1868–1953)
543:"Max Moscowitzes Feted At Party"
220:
634:20th-century American actresses
629:19th-century American actresses
565:
535:
507:
476:
452:Gross, Ben (December 4, 1938).
445:
334:. January 16, 1933. p. 3 B
523:. December 2, 1938. p. 26
415:
320:
192:
180:. January 13, 1947. p. 21
25:
1:
549:. December 3, 1938. p. 8
483:Gross, Ben (March 24, 1934).
152:
7:
369:. June 27, 1943. p. 29
308:. July 27, 1953. p. 19
208:. June 28, 1943. p. 15
10:
660:
579:. July 27, 1953. p. 2
397:Internet Broadway Database
261:"Jennie Moscowitz papers"
144:
41:
639:American stage actresses
367:The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
232:Newsday (Nassau Edition)
644:Broadway theatre people
332:St. Louis Post-Dispatch
265:New York Public Library
133:Personal life and death
30:Moscowitz was born in
80:Potash and Perlmutter
71:Potash and Perlmutter
114:revival of the play
619:Actresses from Iași
577:Mount Vernon Argus
547:Mount Vernon Argus
521:The New York Times
393:"Jennie Moscowitz"
306:The New York Times
206:The New York Times
178:The New York Times
100:The Wooden Soldier
92:Kosher Kitty Kelly
403:on April 11, 2021
116:Counsellor-at-Law
108:Counsellor-at-Law
651:
593:
592:
586:
584:
569:
563:
562:
556:
554:
539:
533:
532:
530:
528:
518:
511:
505:
504:
498:
496:
480:
474:
473:
467:
465:
449:
443:
442:
436:
434:
419:
413:
412:
410:
408:
389:
383:
382:
376:
374:
359:
348:
347:
341:
339:
324:
318:
317:
315:
313:
303:
296:
281:
280:
278:
276:
271:on June 27, 2018
267:. Archived from
257:
248:
247:
241:
239:
224:
218:
217:
215:
213:
203:
196:
190:
189:
187:
185:
175:
168:
20:Jennie Moscowitz
659:
658:
654:
653:
652:
650:
649:
648:
599:
598:
597:
596:
582:
580:
571:
570:
566:
552:
550:
541:
540:
536:
526:
524:
513:
512:
508:
494:
492:
481:
477:
463:
461:
450:
446:
432:
430:
421:
420:
416:
406:
404:
391:
390:
386:
372:
370:
361:
360:
351:
337:
335:
326:
325:
321:
311:
309:
298:
297:
284:
274:
272:
259:
258:
251:
237:
235:
226:
225:
221:
211:
209:
198:
197:
193:
183:
181:
170:
169:
160:
155:
147:
135:
96:The Song Writer
61:The Melting Pot
52:Sarah Bernhardt
44:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
657:
647:
646:
641:
636:
631:
626:
621:
616:
611:
595:
594:
589:Newspapers.com
564:
559:Newspapers.com
534:
506:
501:Newspapers.com
485:"Listening In"
475:
470:Newspapers.com
454:"Listening In"
444:
439:Newspapers.com
427:The Miami News
414:
384:
379:Newspapers.com
349:
344:Newspapers.com
319:
282:
249:
244:Newspapers.com
219:
191:
157:
156:
154:
151:
146:
143:
134:
131:
88:Partners Again
78:, a sequel to
76:Partners Again
66:The Auctioneer
43:
40:
27:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
656:
645:
642:
640:
637:
635:
632:
630:
627:
625:
622:
620:
617:
615:
612:
610:
607:
606:
604:
590:
578:
574:
568:
560:
548:
544:
538:
522:
517:
510:
502:
490:
486:
479:
471:
459:
455:
448:
440:
428:
424:
418:
402:
398:
394:
388:
380:
368:
364:
358:
356:
354:
345:
333:
329:
323:
307:
302:
295:
293:
291:
289:
287:
270:
266:
262:
256:
254:
245:
233:
229:
223:
207:
202:
195:
179:
174:
167:
165:
163:
158:
150:
142:
139:
130:
128:
124:
123:The Awakening
119:
117:
111:
109:
105:
101:
97:
93:
89:
85:
81:
77:
73:
72:
67:
63:
62:
55:
53:
49:
39:
37:
33:
23:
21:
609:1860s births
587:– via
581:. Retrieved
576:
567:
557:– via
551:. Retrieved
546:
537:
525:. Retrieved
520:
509:
499:– via
493:. Retrieved
488:
478:
468:– via
462:. Retrieved
457:
447:
437:– via
431:. Retrieved
426:
417:
405:. Retrieved
401:the original
396:
387:
377:– via
371:. Retrieved
366:
342:– via
336:. Retrieved
331:
322:
310:. Retrieved
305:
273:. Retrieved
269:the original
264:
242:– via
236:. Retrieved
231:
222:
210:. Retrieved
205:
194:
182:. Retrieved
177:
148:
140:
136:
126:
122:
120:
115:
112:
107:
103:
99:
95:
91:
87:
84:The Treasure
83:
79:
75:
69:
65:
59:
56:
47:
45:
29:
19:
18:
614:1953 deaths
26:Early years
603:Categories
489:Daily News
458:Daily News
153:References
104:Excursion
583:July 4,
553:July 4,
527:July 1,
495:July 4,
464:July 4,
433:July 4,
407:July 4,
373:July 2,
338:July 4,
312:July 1,
275:July 4,
238:July 1,
212:July 1,
184:July 1,
48:Camille
36:Romania
145:Papers
127:My Boy
106:, and
42:Career
585:2023
555:2023
529:2023
497:2023
466:2023
435:2023
409:2023
375:2023
340:2023
314:2023
277:2023
240:2023
214:2023
186:2023
125:and
32:Iași
90:),
605::
575:.
545:.
519:.
487:.
456:.
425:.
395:.
365:.
352:^
330:.
304:.
285:^
263:.
252:^
230:.
204:.
176:.
161:^
110:.
102:,
98:,
94:,
86:,
34:,
591:.
561:.
531:.
503:.
472:.
441:.
411:.
381:.
346:.
316:.
279:.
246:.
216:.
188:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.