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Kashtan, Rose
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Eizenstraus, Rose
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1913-[prior to 2005]
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Rose Eizenstraus was born in 1913. Her parents were socialist atheists, and she was raised in the Toronto Jewish community. At an early age, she became involved in the Young Pioneers. In 1939, she was Tim Buck’s private secretary. Rose was one of the founding members of the New Theatre Group in Montreal. In Toronto, she was involved in the Belmont Theatre Group and the Theatre of Action. She performed in the notorious play, Eight Men Speak, in the role of Zelda, during its sole performance at Toronto’s Standard Theatre on December 4, 1933.
Rose was the wife of Dave Kashtan.
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RC0908
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C. Long, 2021.
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Sources
Filewod, Alan, 2008. “Performing a People’s Canada: Theatrical Radicalism in the 1950s.” Essays in Theatre 21.1 (2002): 99-118.
