Edelstein's People's Theater. The New York Times called him, "One of the leading Yiddish actors in the United States . . ." He was the manager of Kessler's Second Avenue Theatre. His acting roles were many and varied. He was married to Rachel (née Wilner) Kessler. She owned the "Wilner Full Dress Parlor" on the Lower East Side. Death He became ill while on stage at the Lyric Theatre in Brooklyn, New York during his performance of Jacob Gordin's dramatization of Tolstoy's "The Kreutzer Sonata". He died on May 14, 1920, in Beth Israel Hospital from complications following an operation. He is buried in Washington Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York along with his wife Rachel Kessler. References External links 1860 births 1920 deaths Actors from Chișinău People from Kishinyovsky Uyezd Moldovan Jews Bessarabian Jews Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States Yiddish theatre performers American male stage actors American people of Moldovan-Jewish descent Jewish American male actors Male actors from New York City