The Dybbuk

About “The Dybbuk”

The Dybbuk, or Between Two Worlds is a play written by S. An-sky between 1913 and 1916. It was originally written in Russian and later translated into Yiddish by the author. The play premiered in Yiddish in 1920, performed by the Vilna Troupe in Warsaw. A Hebrew version was later prepared by Hayim Nahman Bialik and staged in Moscow at the Habima Theater in 1922. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)