Altshuler (Altschuler) Naum Solomonovich (1921, Kharkiv – 1988)

Actor, Writer

Naum Altshuler was born in Kharkiv and pursued a career in theatre and literature.

Education and War Service

1937–1941 – Studied at the Kharkiv Theatre School
World War II – Served in the Soviet Army on the front lines

Acting Career

1946–1948 – Actor at the State Russian Drama Theatre of the Belarusian SSR

From 1948 – Actor at the Daugavpils Russian Drama Theatre

Among his notable roles was Raskolnikov in “Crime and Punishment”

While in Daugavpils, Naum Altshuler began writing poetry and had his works published in Literaturnaya Gazeta, Ogonyok, Krokodil.

In 1963, Naum Altshuler moved to Riga, where he worked with amateur theatre groups.

Published Works

Kamushyek v ogorod (Pebble in the Garden), Riga, 1963

Mormyshka, Riga, 1968

Ostorozhno, okrasheno! (Caution, Wet Paint!), Riga, 1970

Poprobuy, ugodi (Try to Please), Riga, 1958

Repliki s mest (Remarks from the Audience), Riga, 1973

Sledy tvorchestva (Traces of Creativity), Riga, 1978

Stikhi i epigrammy (Poems and Epigrams), Riga, 1981

References

Гут И. Евреи – актеры и режиссеры в Даугавпилсском русском драматическом театре 1944 – 1963 Евреи в Даугавпилсе. Исторические очерки. Книга четвертая. Даугавпилс, 2005; Левитан Л.С. Жизнь и гибель Даугавпилсского русского драматического театра (1944 – 1962) Вторые Добычинские чтения. Часть II. Даугавпилс, 1994; Якуб З. Еврейский театр в ДаугавпилсеЕвреи в Даугавпилсе. Исторические очерки. Книга вторая. Даугавпилс, 1999.