in 2006, a cache of material including programs, photographs, plays, costumes, music manuscripts, props and other memorabilia, which "the new york times" described as "moldering" in the hebrew actors union building, was deposited at the yivo institute for jewish research, housed in manhattan's center for jewish history. the weekly jewish newspaper "forward" reported in october 2006 and again in october 2007 about controversies surrounding the disposition of the union's building at 31 east 7th street in the yiddish theater district in manhattan, which is still owned by the hebrew actors union.