Fraydele Oysher (October 3, 1913 – January 5, 2004) was an American Yiddish theater actress and musical performer.
[1][2] She was the mother of American actress and comedian Marilyn Michaels and Michael Sternberg, the sister of American actor and cantor Moishe Oysher, and the wife of Harold Sternberg, a Broadway and Metropolitan Opera performer.
[1] As a child, Fraydele and her brother Moishe were taught synagogue chants[2] by their father, Selig Oysher,[3] and were immersed in religious music.
[4] Oysher worked as a child actress, performing in musicals written specifically for her at Yiddish theaters in New York City, among them The Little Queen, The Golden Girl, and Fraydele's Wedding.
[1][2] After moving to New York, Oysher performed in Louis Kramer's acting troupe at the Amphion Theatre, on radio, and in concerts.