Boris Thomashefsky
Boris Thomashefsky (Russian: Борис Пинхасович Томашевский, sometimes written Thomashevsky, Thomaschevsky, etc.; Yiddish: באָריס טאָמאשעבסקי) (1868–July 9, 1939), born Boruch-Aharon Thomashefsky, was a Ukrainian-born (later American) Jewish singer and actor who became one of the biggest stars in Yiddish theater. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 12, 1868 (Ositniazhka), Died July 9, 1939 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1912 - 1921
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-12919 | 10-in. | 2/18/1913 | Die Yidishe kroin | Kalman Juvelier | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-12926 | 10-in. | 2/18/1913 | Dus lebedige Yisoimele | Kalman Juvelier | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-12927 | 10-in. | 2/18/1913 | Schuldig bist du, Yidele alein | Kalman Juvelier | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-15988 | 10-in. | 5/4/1915 | Dem pastechels cholem | Jakov M. Medvedieff | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-17402 | 10-in. | 3/30/1916 | Leben sol Columbus! | Abraham Rosenstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-17860 | 10-in. | 6/15/1916 | Gebet for der Chypy | Regina Zuckerberg | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-19073 | 10-in. | 2/13/1917 | A gruss fun der heim | Nahen Rosenshak [i.e., Naum Coster] | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-20951 | 10-in. | 11/7/1917 | Moshiach is gekumen | Abraham Rosenstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-21119 | 10-in. | 11/27/1917 | Der yusim'l | William Schwartz | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-22478 | 10-in. | 12/23/1918 | Serenade | William Schwartz | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-22531 | 10-in. | 1/20/1919 | Up town and down town | Anna Hoffman ; Jacob Jacobs | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-22594 | 10-in. | 2/20/1919 | Sh'ma Yisroel | William Schwartz | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 19795 | 10-in. | 3/7/1912 | Die neshome fin mein folk | Simon Paskal | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 38207 | 10-in. | 8/16/1912 | Beht tates mames auf kinder | Bella Nevarra | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 38208 | 10-in. | 8/16/1912 | Dus lebedige yisoimele | Bella Nevarra | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 39233 | 10-in. | 2/11/1914 | Dem pastechel's cholem | Meyer Kanewsky | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 39414 | 10-in. | 5/25/1914 | In honig land | Sam Silverbush | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 36506 | 12-in. | 12/19/1912 | Die Jidishe kroin | Kalman Juvelier | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 36508 | 12-in. | December 17 or 18, 1912 | Dos lebedige yesoimele | Kalman Juvelier ; Arnold Perlmutter | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 36509 | 12-in. | December 17 or 18, 1912 | Shuldig bist du Yidele alein | Kalman Juvelier | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 43782 | 10-in. | approximately 1916 | Leben sol Columbus | Shir Hashirim | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 44353 | 10-in. | approximately July 1916 | Lebn zol Kolumbus (לעבען זאָל קאָלומבוס) | Kalman Juvelier | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 85819 | 10-in. | approximately January 1920 | Shma Yisroeyl (שמע ישראל) | William Schwartz | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 87578 | 10-in. | approximately June 1921 | Kadish (קדיש) | Joseph Feldman ; Morris Goldstein | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Thomashefsky, Boris," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116595.
Thomashefsky, Boris. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116595.
"Thomashefsky, Boris." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Thomashefsky, Bores, 1866-1939 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr94034313
Wikidata: Boris Thomashefsky - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2895056
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/8556102
MusicBrainz: Boris Thomashefsky - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c282b309-f295-442a-83ca-ffea72b4094a
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