Chayele Grober est né en 1898, éduqué à Bialystok, en Pologne, et transféré à Moscou pendant la deuxième guerre mondiale. Grober a commencé sa carrière en performance à Moscou en 1918. Elle était parmi les fondateurs et stars du célèbre théâtre hébraïque Habimah. Elle a déménagé à Montréal dans les années 1930, où elle a continué sa carrière comme chanteuse et actrice, travaillant en hébreu et en yiddish. Elle performait plus souvent dans un spectacle solo qui incorporait chanson, théâtre, dance, comédie et mime. Elle a beaucoup voyagé, se présentant en Amérique du Sud, au Canada, en Europe, en Israël, en Afrique du Sud et en Australie. À Montréal, Grober est devenue directrice du Groupe de théâtre yiddish de Montréal et a fondé son propre studio, nommé "Habimah" après le théâtre célèbre fondé à Moscou. Plus tard dans sa vie, elle performait moins mais demeurait engagée dans le théâtre en tant que professeure de drame et dramaturge.
Hadassa Rosensaft was born on August 26, 1912, in Sosnowiec, Poland. She studied dentistry at the University of Nancy, in France. Rosensaft graduated in 1935, with a degree in dental surgery. She soon returned to Sosnowiec, where she found employment as a dentist. On August 2, 1943, Rosensaft was deported to Auschwitz concentration camp. While at the camp, she worked as a doctor under Josef Mengele. In her doctoring, Rosensaft saved many lives by smuggling medical materials to them, and doctoring and disguising their wounds.
Founded in 1906 as the Yidishes Tageblat ("Jewish Daily News") and renamed in 1908, Haynt ("Today") was a Yiddish daily newspaper published in Warsaw until 1939. It was quickly recognized as the premier Yiddish-language newspaper in Poland.
Sholem Shtern was a Canadian Yiddish poet, novelist, and critic, best known for his novels in verse depicting the life of Jewish immigrants in Canada. Shtern was born in 1906 or 1907 in Tishevitz, Poland, and immigrated to Canada in 1927.
The Habima Theatre is the national theatre of Israel and one of the first Hebrew language theatres. It is located in Habima Square in the center of Tel Aviv.