Muni Seroff
{{Short description|Russian-Jewish actor (1895–1979)}}
Muni Seroff (January 8, 1895 - December 19, 1979) was a Jewish film and stage actor and singer (baritone) known for performing Russian and Jewish songs. He was born Chaim Leizerovich Zilberang (Ха́им Ле́йзерович Зильбера́нг), later known under the alias Munia Serebroff (Муня Серебров; archaic spelling: Серебровъ){{efn|Серебров derives from the word серебро, "silver", "Zilber" in Yiddish, hence Zilberang->Серебров}}, and eventually accepted the alias Mini Seroff.
Biography
He was born in Kishinev, Russian Empire[http://yiddishmusic.jewniverse.info/serebroffmuni/ Munia (Haim) Seroff (Zilberang, Serebroff) (1895-1979)][https://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/yt/lex/S/serebrov-muni.htm Muni Serebrov], translated from Zalmen Zylbercweig's Leksikon fun yidishn teater, p. 1525 [https://ia600701.us.archive.org/24/items/nybc201090/nybc201090.pdf here] to a family of a Jewish merchant.
He was buried at the Mount Hebron Cemetery (New York City).
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- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14313916/muni-serebroff
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- {{IBDB name|91596|Muni Seroff}}
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