Bolesław Norski-Nożyca

Bolesław Norski-Nożyca

1911

Chełm Lubelski

1943?

actor, lyricist and singer In Polish and Yiddish

Cabaret audiences in Warsaw and Łódź could not get enough of this artist. He was associated with the best of Polish-Yiddish theaters, Azazel and Ararat, but he also performed in the Bałuty theatres Era and Momus. During the mid-thirties he was so popular that he could schedule solo programs. His recordings traveled with his listeners to Palestine and the USA. Norski-Nożyca performed parodies of well-known songs and songs composed especially for him (like Miksne’s “The Rent”). Of his humorous stage characters, the most beloved was the schlemiel, Jojne The Rifle (Jojne-karabin). In the beginning of World War II, he was forced into the Warsaw Ghetto, where he continued his musical activities until at least 1942. He was deported to the Budzyń camp and participated in musical performances there.

Lerski, Tomasz. Syrena Record: pierwsza polska wytwórnia fonograficzna; Poland’s first recording company, 1904-1939. New York; Warsaw: Editions Karin, 2004.

Ararat

Azazel

Lublin (Majdanek concentration camp ?)