Abraham Goldfaden
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Abraham Goldfaden, also known as Avram Goldfaden, was a Russian-born Jewish poet, playwright, stage director and actor in Yiddish and Hebrew languages and author of some 40 plays. Goldfaden is considered the father of modern Jewish theatre.
Avram Goldfaden's statue near the Iaşi National Theatre
This Romanian-language poster for The Tenth Commandment offers an alternative title Heaven and Hell.
Libretto for Abraham Goldfaden's historical operetta Bar Kochba (1883), published in 1917
Iași
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Iași, also referred to mostly historically as Jassy, is the third largest city in Romania and the seat of Iași County. Located in the historical region of Moldavia, it has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life. The city was the capital of the Principality of Moldavia from 1564 to 1859, then of the United Principalities from 1859 to 1862, and the capital of Romania from 1916 to 1918.
From top left: Palace of Culture • Vasile Alecsandri Statue in front of the National Theatre • Alexandru Ioan Cuza University • Golia Tower • Metropolitan Cathedral • Botanical Garden
An 1871 Romanian telegraph stamp, using the historic name of Jassy
Coat of arms of the Principality of Moldavia at Cetățuia Monastery
Trei Ierarhi Monastery (1639)