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He grew up in a working class family in [[Clapton]], and went to Hackney Downs School, .<ref name=jc>Colin Schindler, [https://www.thejc.com/news/obituaries/obituary-barry-davis-1.456864 "Obituary: Barry Davis"], ''Jewish Chronicle'', 18 January 2018.</ref> and studied history at [[LSE]], in Vienna, and at the Hebrew University, and Yiddish in Columbia, New York.<ref name=danube>Disa Witkowska, Viktoria Makai, [https://danubeonthames.wordpress.com/jewish-danube/yiddish-danube-on-thames-2016/an-interview-with-barry-davis-our-yiddish-language-teacher/ "An interview with Barry Davis, our Yiddish Teacher"] ''Danube on Thames'', [https://danubeonthames.wordpress.com/jewish-danube/yiddish-danube-on-thames-2016/an-interview-with-barry-davis-our-yiddish-language-teacher/ Archived] by the Internet Archive, 20/01/2018).</ref> | He grew up in a working class family in [[Clapton]], and went to Hackney Downs School, .<ref name=jc>Colin Schindler, [https://www.thejc.com/news/obituaries/obituary-barry-davis-1.456864 "Obituary: Barry Davis"], ''Jewish Chronicle'', 18 January 2018.</ref> and studied history at [[LSE]], in Vienna, and at the Hebrew University, and Yiddish in Columbia, New York.<ref name=danube>Disa Witkowska, Viktoria Makai, [https://danubeonthames.wordpress.com/jewish-danube/yiddish-danube-on-thames-2016/an-interview-with-barry-davis-our-yiddish-language-teacher/ "An interview with Barry Davis, our Yiddish Teacher"] ''Danube on Thames'', [https://danubeonthames.wordpress.com/jewish-danube/yiddish-danube-on-thames-2016/an-interview-with-barry-davis-our-yiddish-language-teacher/ Archived] by the Internet Archive, 20/01/2018).</ref> | ||
| − | He was a founder member of [[Icebreakers]] and a member of the [[Jewish Gay Group]]. He took a leading role in the [[Kabbalat Shabbat]] for the Jewish gay community on Friday nights at a location provided by Rabbi Dov Marmur of Alyth Gardens Synagogue.<ref name=jc /> | + | He was a founder member of [[Icebreakers]] and a member of the [[Jewish Gay Group]]. He took a leading role in the [[Kabbalat Shabbat]] for the Jewish gay community on Friday nights at a location provided by Rabbi Dov Marmur of Alyth Gardens Synagogue.<ref name=jc /> |
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| + | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | *Barry Davis, ''Yiddish and the Jewish Identity'', History Workshop, 1987 | ||
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Revision as of 14:36, 20 January 2018
Barry Davis (1945–2017) was an actor and Yiddish scholar.
He grew up in a working class family in Clapton, and went to Hackney Downs School, .[1] and studied history at LSE, in Vienna, and at the Hebrew University, and Yiddish in Columbia, New York.[2]
He was a founder member of Icebreakers and a member of the Jewish Gay Group. He took a leading role in the Kabbalat Shabbat for the Jewish gay community on Friday nights at a location provided by Rabbi Dov Marmur of Alyth Gardens Synagogue.[1]
Bibliography
- Barry Davis, Yiddish and the Jewish Identity, History Workshop, 1987
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Colin Schindler, "Obituary: Barry Davis", Jewish Chronicle, 18 January 2018.
- ↑ Disa Witkowska, Viktoria Makai, "An interview with Barry Davis, our Yiddish Teacher" Danube on Thames, Archived by the Internet Archive, 20/01/2018).
