10/17/2026
Dinah Feinman, born Dinah Shtettin (sometimes credited as Stettin) was originally from Poland before moving to London with her family as a young child. Dinah began appearing in London Yiddish theatre productions where she met the successful actor Jacob Adler. The two became romantically involved while he was still married to Sonya Oberlander, and simultaneously having an affiar with another Yiddish actress, Jenny Kaiser. Following Sonya's death, Dinah and Jacob married and traveling to New York City where they continued to perform. Dinah gave birth to a daughter, Celia Adler, but soon divorced her husband after he was discovered to have eloped with actress Sara Heine. Dinah stayed in New York City and continued to have a successful career on the stage. She later married playwright and performer Siegmund Feinman. Dinah passed away in 1946 at the age of 83.
Celia Adler went on to become known as the "First Lady of Yiddish Theatre" performing alongside her father Jacob in New York City, as well as her mother Dinah in London. In 1909 she performed with her mother at the London Pavilion Theatre, and in 1910 they toured Poland together. Celia then returned to New York where she appeared with many of the greatest actors of the Yiddish stage including Rudolph Schildkraut, David Kessler and Boris Thomashefsky.
Adler Family Papers (P-890)
