Rent strike

rent strike

https://jewishcurrents.org/rent-strike/

CAST OF CHARACTERS:

Yankel Schwartz

A rich landlord, about 50 years old with a rotund body and a common face

Mrs. Lempel

His sister, a poor widow

Bobe Gitele

Their mother; an old, sick, and poor woman

Leybe Gaytz: A tall, thin Jew; a real estate agent

Mrs. Tchotchke1

A wealthy landlady

Mrs. Knup

Mrs. Tchotchke’s housekeeper

Boodle2

A judge

Others

Landlords, strikers, people, police, etc.

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