Meier Tzelniker
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Originating from Hotin in the former Bessarabia Governorate, Tzelniker grew up as the son of a Romanian-Jewish yeast maker and sang as a chorister in his synagogue before securing his first Yiddish-theatre role and touring Eastern Europe with a troupe. He refined his craft at the Odesa Oblast Academic Drama Theater and spent three years performing in Russia, then moved to London in 1927 where he h…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
