The Straits by Jane Rose, translated

by Ruth Geye

Helen and Max live beyond their means in a tawny Lenox Ave apartment, with a little help from their border Lehman.

Originally published as Engshaft (1918), and serialized as Ven eyner vil nit zayn genart (1914) in the anarchist periodical Fraye arbeter shtime. Translated from the Yiddish.

Helen and Max live beyond their means in a tawny Lenox Ave apartment, with a little help from their border Lehman.

Originally published as Engshaft (1918), and serialized as Ven eyner vil nit zayn genart (1914) in the anarchist periodical Fraye arbeter shtime. Translated from the Yiddish.

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The Straits by Jane Rose, translated

Character Information

  • Max Beilin
    An accountant
    a man
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Helen Beilin
    His wife
    a woman
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Lehman
    An insurance agent. The Beilin’s boarder.
    a man
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male