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1 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives Finding Aid RG-22 Russian Federation Acc Title: Fond Records of the Moscow State Jewish Theatre School (MGETU), Extent: 16 microfilm reels Provenance: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received the collection via the USHMM International Archives Project in Sep Biographical/historical note: E.B.Loiter, together with S.M.Mihoels, founded the Moscow Jewish Theater School (MGETU) in The institution was renamed into the Moscow State Jewish Theatrical School at GOSET in From 1945 to 1948, the school was supervised by M.S.Belensky. The lectures were chosen from a number of highly skilled included A.V. Azarh, A.G. Vovsi, V.M. Zuskin, E.B. Loiter and S.M. Mikhoels. During , school trained 66 students. In addition to preparing actors, a department of drama study was incorporated into the structure of the school. This department was devoted to an account of the history of Jewish theatrical art. When the Moscow State Jewish Theatre (GOSET) was closed in 1949, the affiliated school ceased to exist simultaneously. Restrictions on access: No restrictions on access. Restrictions on use: Fair use only. Organization and arrangement: Organized in the following order: Reel 1-16: Records of the Fond 2308 (MGETU); Arrangement is thematic. Language: Russian, Yiddish, English, French, German, Hebrew, Ukrainian, German and other languages. Preferred citation: Standard citation for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collections Division, Archives Branch. Scope and content: This collection contains records related to the history of the Soviet culture and theater, the Jewish School Theater, Jewish avant-garde art and the Kremlin's policy toward Jewish society and culture from 1919 until the early 1950s. The collection contains minutes of the educational bureau, reports on the progress in studies, photos of Fond Records of the Moscow State Jewish Theatre School (MGETU),

2 performances, biographies and photos of actors, personal files of employees, personal files of students, newspaper clippings related to the Jewish Theater performances, lists of the Young Communist League members, lists of awarded employees, lists of students, historical essays, and school financial documents. Inventory: Fond 2308: Moscow State Jewish Theater School (MGETU) Reel 1: Minutes of the educational bureau of the most active members of the Selection Committee of the Jewish Theater Training College. Date(s): 5 Jan Apr Extent: 15 leaves. File number: Fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 1 Lists of students who graduated from the Theater College in the period from 1932 to Date(s): Extent: 27 leaves. File number: Fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 2 Orders of the day of the State Jewish Theater Training College for the year of Date(s): 1933 Extent: 45 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 3 Balance sheet of the State Jewish Theater Training College for the year of Date(s): 1935 Extent: 16 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 4 Annual account of the Jewish Theater Training College for the year of Date(s): 193 Extent: 21 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 6 Orders of the day of the State Jewish Training College for the years from N Date(s): Extent: 107 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 7 Balance sheet (reports) of he State Jewish Training College for the year Date(s): 1937 Fond Records of the Moscow State Jewish Theatre School (MGETU),

3 Extent: 60 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 9 Reel 1 and 2: Balance sheet of the State Jewish Training College for October, Date(s): 1937 Extent: 27 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 10 Reel 2: Reports on the Jewish Training College students' progress in studies for the academic year. Date(s): Extent: 3 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 11 Short-hand report of the talk between S.M. Mikhoels, national artist of the Republic, with the representatives of the young actors of the Theaters of Moscow. Date(s): 26 Jan Extent: 46 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 12 Author: Mikhoels S.M. Short-hand report of the lecture by the national artist if the U.S.S.R. S.M.Mikhoels. Date(s): Sept Extent: 8 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 13 Reviews of the Jewish Theaters performances. Date(s): Extent: 7 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 14 Orders of the day of the State Jewish Theater Training College for the year Date(s): 1 Jan Nov Extent: 16 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 15 Orders of the day of the State Jewish Training College for the years Date(s): 26 Aug Sept Extent: 105 leaves. Fond Records of the Moscow State Jewish Theatre School (MGETU),

4 File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 16 Annual account of the State Jewish Theater Training College for the year Date(s): 1938 Extent: 9 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 17 The Jewish Theater Training college budget for the year Date(s): 1938 Extent: 123 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 18 Reports on the progress in studies of the Jewish Theater Training College students for the academic year. Date(s): Extent: 38 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 19 Lists and references of the Jewish Theater Training College employees, teachers and students for the years Date(s): Extent: 38 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 20 Newspaper cuttings on the Jewish Theaters performances. Date(s): 1938 Extent: 4 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 21 Reel 2 and 3: Orders of the day (original) and instructions of the State Jewish Theater Training College for the years Date(s): 19 Oct Oct Extent: 54 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 22 Reel 3: Fond Records of the Moscow State Jewish Theatre School (MGETU),

5 Play-bills of the classification performances of the Jewish Theater Training College for the academic year. Date(s): Extent: 99 leaves. Note: contains 5 photos and 49 negatives File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 23 Reports on the progress in studies of the Jewish Theater Training College students for the academic year Date(s): Extent: 46 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 24 Annual account of the State Jewish Training College for the year Date(s): 1939 Extent: 32 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 25 The State Jewish Theater Training college budget for the year Date(s): 1939 Extent: 85 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 26 Lists of the Young Communist League members in the State Jewish Theater Training College for the year Date(s): 1939 Extent: 2 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 27 Reports on the progress in studies of the Jewish Theater Training College students for the academic year. Date(s): Extent: 64 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 28 Reports on "The creative work of the national artist of the USSR S.M.Mikhoels" at the ceremonial session dedicated to the fiftieth anniversary of his birth (File 1). Date(s): 1940 Extent: 159 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 29 Fond Records of the Moscow State Jewish Theatre School (MGETU),

6 Reel 3 and 4: Reports on "The creative work of the national artist of the USSR S.M.Mikhoels" at the ceremonial session dedicated to the fiftieth anniversary of his birth (File 2). Date(s): 1940 Extent: 159 leaves. Note: Names genre File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 30 Reel 4: Reports on "The creative work of the national artist of the USSR S.M.Mikhoels" at the ceremonial session dedicated to the fiftieth anniversary of his birth (File 3). Date(s): 1940 Extent: 51 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 31 Original orders of the day at the State Jewish Theater Training College for the years 1941 and 1942 from NN Date(s): 12 Dec Dec Extent: 155 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 32 Annual report of the State Jewish Theater Training College for the year Date(s): 1941 Extent: 53 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 33 Annual report of he State JewishTheater Training College for the year Date(s): 1942 Extent: 20 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 34 Reel 4 and 5: Personal records on the progress in studies of the 1-st year students of the State Jewish Theater Training College (File 1). Date(s): 1942 Extent: 46 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 35 Fond Records of the Moscow State Jewish Theatre School (MGETU),

7 Reel 5: Original orders of the day of the State Jewish Theater Training College for the year 1943 from N1-24. Date(s): 27 Jan Dec Extent: 23 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 37 Annual account of the State Jewish Theater Training College for the year Date(s): 1943 Extent: 20 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 38 Reports on the work of the Jewish Theater Training College for the academic years. Date(s): Extent: 40 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 39 Reports on the progress in studies of the Jewish Theater Training College students for the academic year. Date(s): Extent: 29 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 40 Personal cards of the Jewish Theater Training College students containing reports on their progress in studies. Date(s): 1943 Extent: 168 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 41 Photos of S.M.Mikhoels abroad in Date(s): Extent: Contains 5 photographs leaves. Language(s): 10 File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 42 Orders of the day (original) of the State Jewish Theater Training College for the year 1944 from N1-80. Date(s): 4 Jan Dec Extent: 82 leaves. Fond Records of the Moscow State Jewish Theatre School (MGETU),

8 File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 43 Reel 6: Reports on the progress in studies of the Jewish Theater Training College students for the academic year. Date(s): 1944 Extent: 59 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 44 Annual account of the State Jewish Theater Training college for the year Date(s): 1944 Extent: 16 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 45 Estimates of expenditure and personnel arrangements of the Jewish Theater Training College for the years Date(s): Extent: 71 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 46 Labor agreements, contracts and other types of arrangements of the Jewish Theater Training College with various people. Date(s): Extent: 32 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 47 Orders of the day Original) of the State Jewish Theater Training College for the year 1945 from N Date(s): 2 Jan Dec Extent: 149 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 48 Reports on the progress in studies of the Jewish Theater Training College students for the academic year. Date(s): Extent: 28 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 49 Annual account of the State Jewish Theater Training College for the year Date(s): 1945 Fond Records of the Moscow State Jewish Theatre School (MGETU),

9 Extent: 20 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 50 Registration Certificate and Personnel Arrangement Registration Card of the State Jewish Theater Training College. Date(s): 15 Sept Extent: 11 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 51 Lists of the State Jewish Theater Training college employees to be awarded medals "For Valorous Labor" and "In honor of the 800-th anniversary of Moscow". Date(s): Extent: 10 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 52 Reel 6 and 7: Reports read at the scientific-creative session dedicated to the artistic activity of E.Kaminskaia in connection with the 75-th anniversary of her birth. Date(s): 1945 Extent: 97 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 53 Reel 7: Short creative appreciation references on actors from Kharkov and Odessa Jewish Theaters. Date(s): Extent: 99 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 54 Author: Liubomirski O. Jewish amateur Theater in the USSR. Date(s): 1945 Extent: 42 leaves. Note: Manuscript File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 55 Author: Nusinov I. Main stages in the development of the Jewish dramatic art. Date(s): 1945 Extent: 134 leaves. Fond Records of the Moscow State Jewish Theatre School (MGETU),

10 Note: Manuscript File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 56 Author: Oislender N. In the years of the Theater ban (pre-revolutionary Jewish Theater). Date(s): 1945 Extent: 122 leaves. Note: Manuscript Graphic material Note: contains 30 photos of the actors File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 57 Reel 8: Critical references, reviews and other materials on the creative work of Gol'dfaden. Date(s): 1945 Extent: 164 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 58 Author: Iuzovski Reviews by Iuzovski of the staging of "King Lear". Date(s): 1945 Extent: 4 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 59 Original orders of the State Jewish Theater Training College for the year 1946 from N1 to N75. Date(s): 19 Jan Dec Extent: 115 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 60 Dossier of the Jewish Theater College instructional side. Date(s): Extent: 58 leaves. Language(s): Jewish File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 61 Programs of the final examinations performances of the State Jewish Theater Training College for the academic year. Date(s): Extent: 14 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 62 Reports on the progress in studies of the Jewish Theater Training College students for the Fond Records of the Moscow State Jewish Theatre School (MGETU),

11 academic year. Date(s): Extent: 21 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 63 Annual account of the State Jewish Theater Training College for the year Date(s): 1946 Extent: 27 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 64 Budget of the Jewish Theater Training College for the year Date(s): 1946 Extent: 55 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 65 Budget and work reference of the Drama Study Laboratory of the State Jewish Theater Training College for the academic year. Date(s): Extent: 5 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 66 Composition Form of the teaching staff and instructional materials of the Jewish Theater Training College for the academic year. Date(s): Extent: 5 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 67 Certificate of the documentary auditing of the financial and managing activities of the Training College for the years ; list of students, graduates of the academic year, and correspondence with different organizations concerning various management issues. Date(s): Extent: 173 leaves. Notes: This item could not be filmed. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 68 Reel 8 and 9: Orders (original) of the State Jewish Theater Training College for the year 1947 from N1 to N59. Date(s): 13 Jan Dec Extent: 104 leaves. Fond Records of the Moscow State Jewish Theatre School (MGETU),

12 File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 69 Reel 9: Reports on the progress in studies of the Jewish Theater Training College students for the academic year. Extent: leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 70 Register of lecture attendance by the students of the Jewish Theater Training College and summary results of the winter tests session (original college orders of the day). Date(s): Extent: 54 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 71 Annual accounts of the State Jewish Theater Training College for the years Date(s): Extent: 121 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 72 List of instructors of the State Jewish Theater Training College for the academic year. Date(s): Extent: 4 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 73 Lists of the Jewish Theater Training College employees recommended for the medal "In honor of the 800-th anniversary of Moscow". Date(s): 1947 Extent: 10 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 74 Budget and personnel arrangements of the State Jewish Theater Training College for the year Date(s): 1947 Extent: 105 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 75 Labor agreements and contracts of the State Jewish Theater Training College with writers, artistes and organizations for the execution of various jobs for the college. Fond Records of the Moscow State Jewish Theatre School (MGETU),

13 Date(s): Extent: 28 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 76 Reel 9 and 10: Concise historical review of the activities of the Belorussian Jewish Theater. Date(s): 1947 Extent: 134 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 77 Reel 10: Original orders of the State Jewish Theater Training College for the year 1948 from N1-63. Date(s): 3 Jan Dec Extent: 140 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 78 Original orders (from N1 to N31) and examination sheets of entrance examinations of the State Jewish Theater Training College for the years Date(s): 27 Aug Jan Extent: 22 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 79 Charter of the State Jewish Theater Training College (approved in 1947). Date(s): 17 Jan Extent: 18 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 80 Curriculums of the Jewish Theater Training College for the academic year of Date(s): 1948 Extent: 9 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 81 Marks sheets for the winter examination session, academic year. Date(s): Extent: 25 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 82 Lists of the State Jewish Theater Training College students. Date(s): 1948 Fond Records of the Moscow State Jewish Theatre School (MGETU),

14 Extent: 4 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 83 Unclaimed documents of the Jewish Theater Training College students. Date(s): 1948 Extent: 84 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 84 Photos of the Jewish Theater Training College performances. Date(s): 1948 Extent: 14 leaves. Note: Graphic materials Note: Contains 14 photographs. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 85 Reel 10 and 11: Photos of the performances "Glubokie korni" and "Molodaia gvardiia". Date(s): Extent: 66 leaves. Note: Graphic material Note: Contains 66 photographs File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 86 Reel 11: Registration Certificate of the Jewish Theater Training College. Date(s): 1948 Extent: 8 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 87 Estimate of expenditure for the repairs of the building of the Jewish Theater Training College, Date(s): 1948 Extent: 18 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 88 Comments and condolences on the death of S.M.Mikhoels. Date(s): 1948 Extent: 43 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 89 Biographies and photos of the actors of the Jewish Bellorussian Theater. Extent: 87 leaves. Note: Contains 57 photographs File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 90 Fond Records of the Moscow State Jewish Theatre School (MGETU),

15 Inventory bills of the property of the State Jewish Theater Training College transferred to the committee and other organizations. Date(s): 4 Mar Extent: 119 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 91 Reel 11 and 12: Author: Dobrushin I. Creative appraisal reference on V.Zuskin. Extent: 50 leaves. Language(s): Russian Jewish File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 92 Reel 12: Author: Druker I. Odessa State Jewish Theater. Extent: 99 leaves. Language(s): Russian Jewish Note: Manuscript File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 93 Historical essays on the Sholom-Aleikhem Theater. File 1. Extent: 138 leaves. Language(s): Jewish File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 94 Historical essays on the Sholom-Aleikhem Theater. File 2. Extent: 89 leaves. Language(s): Jewish File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 95 Concise historical review of the Kharkov Yewish Theater activities. Extent: 12 leaves. Language(s): Jewish File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 96 Fond Records of the Moscow State Jewish Theatre School (MGETU),

16 Essays on the history of the Jewish Theater in Birobidzhan. Extent: 52 leaves. Language(s): Russian Jewish File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 97 Reel 12 and 13: Repertoire of the Ukranian Sholom-Aleikhem Jewish Theater. Extent: 130 leaves. Note: Contains 84 photographs. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 98 Reel 13: Reviews of the performance "King Lear" staged by The Moscow State Jewish Theater. Extent: 30 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 99 Personal account file of the employees and office workers of the Moscow State Jewish Theater Training College for the period of the years (payment period). Date(s): Extent: 107 leaves. Notes: This item could not be filmed. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 100 Personal account file of the employees and office workers of the Jewish Theater Training college for the years (payment period). Date(s): Extent: 113 leaves. Notes: This item could not be filmed. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 101 Personal file of instructor Azarkh A.V. Date(s): Extent: 9 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 102 Ditto, Broderzon M.M. Date(s): Extent: 6 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 103 Fond Records of the Moscow State Jewish Theatre School (MGETU),

17 Ditto, Broderzon S.P. Date(s): Extent: 4 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 104 Ditto, Bugel'skoi IU.A. Date(s): Extent: 12 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 105 Ditto, Budeiski A.N. Date(s): Extent: 11 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 106 Ditto, Vovsi A.G. Date(s): Extent: 5 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 107 Ditto, Gordon M.E. Extent: 2 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 108 Ditto, Griner V.A. Date(s): Extent: 9 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 109 Ditto, Zlobina Z.P. Date(s): Extent: 3 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 110 Personal file of instructor Zuskin V.M. Date(s): Extent: 10 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 111 Ditto, Itskhoki IA.D. Date(s): Extent: 5 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 112 Fond Records of the Moscow State Jewish Theatre School (MGETU),

18 Ditto, Kazakevich B.M. Date(s): Extent: 8 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 113 Ditto, Kritsberg L.M. Date(s): Extent: 7 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 114 Ditto, Levin N.IA. Date(s): Extent: 8 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 115 Ditto, Levina S.M. Date(s): Extent: 9 leaves. File number: fond 2308, opis' 1, delo 116 Ditto, Loitner E.B. Date(s): Fond Records of the Moscow State Jewish Theatre School (MGETU),