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Actress Anabela Yaakov, Stalwart of Israeli Yiddish Stage, Has Died

This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. The talented actress Anabela Yaakov died in Tel Aviv on November 21st. She was 78. Anabela, who often appeared with the Israeli Yiddish theater Yiddishpiel, once performed alongside legendary Yiddish comedian Shimon Dzhigan. I first met Anabela when I came to Yiddishpiel with my first play, “Hotel…