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Shimon Dzigan

Shimon Dzigan (Yiddish: שמעון דזשיגאן, Polish: Szymon Dzigan; born 1905 in Łódź - April 14, 1980 in Tel Aviv) was a Polish Jewish comedian who worked primarily in Yiddish.

His father was a soldier in the Imperial Russian army. After the outbreak of the First World War Dzigan was apprenticed to a tailor to help the family make ends meet. Moyshe Broderzon was impressed by Dzigan's improvised parodie…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
Poland
Born
April 1st, 1905
Died
April 14th, 1980
Last updated: July 7th, 2024

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