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I am determined to give the Yiddish language a fighting chance to survive.
Theodore Bikel
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Theodore Bikel
Age: 91 †
Born: 1924
Born: May 2
Died: 2015
Died: July 21
Actor
Businessperson
Film Actor
Musician
Politician
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Television Actor
Trade Unionist
Vienna
Austria
Theodore Meir Bikel
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