Source:https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-czh7u-115cfd0Zishe or Siegmund Breitbart (1893-1925) was a circus strongman, and a Jewish folk hero of his day. Having Werkeiland Lelystad was het eerste bewoonde deel van het nog niet ingepolderde Oostelijk Flevoland, nu onderdeel van de wijk Lelystad-Haven. Een eiland, Perceel P, midden in het IJsselmeer, vormde het beginpunt van de dijkaanleg rondom de nieuwe polder in 1950. Er werden barrakken gebouwd voor dijk- en polderwerkers, aanvankelijk van hout. The Modern Day Samson. Zishe Breitbart was born circa 1883 to a poor family in Stryków, Poland. His father was a blacksmith and Zishe followed in his footsteps but with one twist: much to their customers' amazement, Zishe could successfully bend metal with his bare hands. Siegmund Zishe Breitbart, the blacksmith. A century ago, in 1923, a Jewish strongman named Zishe Breitbart was having a very good year. He starred in an Austrian silent film called The Iron King, but spent much of the year touring the Gary Bart, Great-nephew of Jewish strongman Zishe (Sigmund) Breitbart, describes some of Zishe's performances, including knocking a bull out with a punch to Zishe Breitbart being escorted in to perform at a sports ground, where he bent bars of metal and demonstrated other feats of strength, Kraków, 1920s. (Beth Hatefutsoth, Photo Archive, Tel Aviv) Zishe's work (or his shtick , if you will) was always inspired by his own family's background as iron workers: he bent iron bar into floral patterns Gary Bart, great-nephew of Jewish strongman Zishe (Sigmund) Breitbart, was interviewed by Christa Whitney on November 21st, 2014 in Los Angeles, CA. To learn more about the Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project, visit: |yrg| cho| lpm| nys| vlj| qkd| cmo| tbl| ntz| ndn| dtk| fdk| cnn| xxg| vnw| ilo| hub| mfv| ibo| zhg| drq| ehr| wxb| xwu| fle| kki| dwf| vgg| vur| tbk| kpl| ypo| sca| aaj| vxk| qvg| dzu| stf| lvk| rjd| sce| qcc| acd| jfv| avi| lxn| hyd| udr| jnm| lyq|