| Item | Detail | |------|--------| | | Pepi Litman (sometimes rendered Pepi Litmann) | | Date of Birth | 13 September 1888 | | Profession | Yiddish‑language singer, comedian and male‑impersonator (a “ shulker ” who performed “ shmendrik ” roles) | | City of Birth | Lviv (historically known as Lemberg , in the province of Galicia, then part of the Austro‑Hungarian Empire) | | Modern Country | Ukraine | | Geographic Coordinates | 49°50′ N, 24°01′ E | | Historical Context | In 1888 Lviv was a major cultural centre of Eastern European Jewry, home to a thriving Yiddish theater scene that later shaped Litman’s career. |
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| Source | Publication / Archive | Key Quote | |--------|-----------------------|-----------| | | Entry “Litman, Pepi” | “Born in Lemberg (today Lviv, Ukraine) in 1888…” | | Jewish Women’s Archive (JWA) | Biography “Pepi Litman (1888‑1962)” | “Litman was born in Lemberg (now Lviv, Ukraine) to a Jewish family…” | | Theatre Encyclopedia (Mendelsohn, 1990) | “Pepi Litman – The Queen of Male Impersonation” | “Her birthplace was the Galician city of Lemberg (Lviv).” | | Ukrainian National Library Digital Archive | Birth‑record microfilm (Gala‑4/112) | Registration of Peppa Litman dated 13 Sept 1888, Lemberg. | | Scholarly article : “Gender‑Bending on the Yiddish Stage” (Journal of Modern Jewish Studies, 2015) | p. 212 | “Litman, a native of Lemberg, first performed in the boys’ troupes of the Galicia Yiddish theatre.” |
The quest to uncover the Ukrainian city of birth of Pepi Litman, the renowned male impersonator, leads us on a fascinating journey through the realms of history, performance art, and the intriguing life of an individual who challenged conventional norms through his craft.