Pepi Litman Male Impersonator Pepi Litman Born Ukrainian City Site

The image of early 20th century itinerant member of the Broder Singers (and Yiddish drag king) Pepi 'Peshe Khane' Littman (1874-19... The Forward Pepi Littman - Museum of Family History Born circa 1874 in Tarnopol, Eastern Galicia, to poor parents. In her youth, she was a maid in the home of the parents of the futu... Museum of Family History Pepi Littman - Museum of Family History was almost the only characteristically-Jewish “female singer in Hasidic trousers.” In prose-sketches, her short, stout figure appe... Museum of Family History "Make me a King" - a Yiddish Drag King Pepi Littman May 28, 2021 —

Litman became famous for her "breeches roles," where she appeared on stage dressed as a , a dandy bachelor, or a soldier. Her performances were highly subversive for the time, as she: The image of early 20th century itinerant member