Brody - Definition and Overview

Brody (Ukrainian Броди, Yiddish בראָד Brod) is a town in the western part of Ukraine. Population 23,239 (2004).

It is considered to be one of the shtetls. It was particularly famous for the Brodersänger or Broder singers, who were among the first to publicly perform Yiddish-language songs outside of Purim plays and wedding parties, and who were an important precursor to Yiddish theater.

Famous People

• Adolph Baller, pianist
• Berl Broder (Berl Margulis), Broder singer
• Joseph Roth
• Nachman Krochmal
• Baal Shem Tov
• Hans Kelsen (father was born there)
• Jacques Mieses (German-language article
• Joseph Ludwig Raabe (German-language article

See also

• Shtetl

Links

• ShtetLinks Site for Brody (http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Brody/Brody.htm)

Brody is also the one of surnames, particularly Hungarian Jewish people.

• Sandor Brody
• Adrien Brody
• Imre Brody