by Sheana Ochoa for Jewniverse
Legendary
actor and acting teacher Stella Adler was put onstage as soon as she
could walk and never left. The newly released first biography of Adler
(written by yours truly) explores how the daughter of Yiddish theater
pioneers Jacob and Sara Adler grew up to star in and produce Hollywood
films, while remaining identified with her parents' Russian Jewish roots
and the social justice their plays promulgated. During WWII, she even
ran guns for the Irgun, a militant group that helped establish the state
of Israel.
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