- Boris Thomashefsky was born on May 12, 1868 in Kyiv, Kyiv Governorate, Russian Empire [now Kyiv, Ukraine]. He was an actor and writer, known for Bar-Mitzvah (1935), Hear Ye, Israel (1915) and The Jewish Crown (1915). He was married to Bessie Baumfeld-Kaufman (actress). He died on July 9, 1939 in New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseBessie Baumfeld-Kaufman (actress)(1891 - July 9, 1939) (his death, 4 children)
- RelativesMichael Tilson Thomas(Grandchild)
- Uncle of actor Paul Muni.
- He was grandfather of Michael Tilson Thomas, the conductor of the San Francisco Symphony.
- Was to have been played on Broadway by Robert Preston in the musical play "The Prince of Grand Street." The show closed in pre-Broadway tryouts in early 1979. It was Preston's last stage musical.
- Considered the father of Yiddish theater in America.
- Rebecca Zuckersberg was a long-time mistress, but he never divorced his wife.
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