The Straits by Jane Rose, translated

by Ruth Geye

Helen and Max live beyond their means in a tony 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 tony 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
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • Helen Beilin
    His wife
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Lehman
    An insurance agent. The Beilin’s boarder.
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man