# Yakov Fuchs

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{{Short description|Yiddish theater actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Yakov Fuchs
| birth_date         = 1880
| birth_place        = [Lemburg](/source/Lviv), [Galitsia](/source/Galicia_(Eastern_Europe)) (now [Ukraine](/source/Ukraine))
| death_date         = 1921
| death_place        = [Lemburg](/source/Lviv)
| occupation         = theater actor
| spouse             = [Ruzha Fuchs](/source/Ruzha_Fuchs)
| children           = [Leo Fuchs](/source/Leo_Fuchs)
}}

'''Yakov Fuchs''' (1880–1921) was a Yiddish theater actor. Born in Lemburg ([Lviv](/source/Lviv)), [Galitsia](/source/Galicia_(Eastern_Europe)), he joined a Yiddish theater chorus at the age of 17 and after singing in Lemburg and Rumania for a short time, he became a soloist and then starred in [Professor Hurvitz](/source/Moses_Horowitz)'s operetta ''Jacob and Esau''. Yakov's voice deteriorated due to lung disease and he became a character actor.<ref name="zalmen">Zalmen Zylbercweig, ''Leksikon fun Yidishn teater'', Book six, 1133-4921</ref> He played both comedies and serious dramas. He died of lung disease in Lemburg.

His wife [Ruzha Fuchs](/source/Ruzha_Fuchs) was a beloved and successful Yiddish theater star; their son [Leo Fuchs](/source/Leo_Fuchs) was a famous actor.

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Category:Jewish cabaret performers
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Category:1921 deaths
Category:20th-century Polish comedians
Category:Male actors from Lviv

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