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Irish Jewish Theatre’s West Cork connection

November 6th, 2024 7:00 AM

By Southern Star Team

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Albert Road in Cork is part of the city’s ‘Jewish quarter’ but it was in Ahakista on Sheep’s Head where writer Wolf Mankowitz lived out his last years.

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While researching the Cork Jewish Community, playwright Ruti Lachs discovered very strong links to prolific writer Wolf Mankowitz who spent the last 25 years of his life on Sheep’s Head

SEVEN years ago, I created a Jewish grandma character for Sideways on Planet Piano, a one-woman show I was performing around Cork and Kerry.

Everyone loved this character (even though my real-life Jewish grandmas were from Poland and Belgium, not Cork).

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