Jennie Moscowitz

Jennie Moscowitz ( – July 26, 1953) was an American actress who was known for portraying Jewish mothers

Early years Moscowitz was born in Iași, Romania. Her father was a tutor at court, and she attended the Conservatoire de Declamation in Iași, the only Jewish student there at that time. She was the oldest of four children. It starred Sarah Bernhardt, "who took such a liking to the girl that she guided her professionally for the next five years." For another six seasons she portrayed Mrs. Potash in Potash and Perlmutter on Broadway and around the United States. She acted two more years in Partners Again, a sequel to Potash and Perlmutter.

Explaining her success in the theater, Moscowitz said, "If I tried to act, I wouldn't be worth a nickel to a producer. It's because I behave like myself, like a real Jewish mother -- and that's what I am in private life -- that the people like me."

On radio, Moscowitz starred in the serials The Awakening and My Boy and was active as a dialectician. He operated the Eldorado, the first Jewish variety theater in New York City, and after they married he managed her career for many years. They had two sons and a daughter.

He died in 1947.

Papers The Jennie Moscowitz papers are housed at the New York Public Library. The collection includes correspondence, personal papers, and scripts related to her career and her private life.