ACT 8. Modicut: The Yiddish Puppet Theater of Yosl Cutler and Zuni Maud

Abraham Rosman (1930–2020)

“…This hotel was owned by Matl's two brothers, Phillip and Zuni. It catered to the far‐left Yiddish‐speaking community of New York and was especially well known for impromptu, satirical puppet shows (Portnoy 2016). Matl was employed as a hostess while Manya ran card games, and Abe would eventually work as a busboy and waiter.…”