Bright women in the dark period
Forgotten Jewish ladies stories of WWII
(1903-1944) Jewish poet, songs writer. Born in Vitkovie, Czech Republic.
(1921-1941) Jewish poet. Born in Panemunėlis, Lithuania
(1899-1943) Jewish artist. Born in Vilnius, Lithuania. Founder and director of the Theatre museum in Vilnius and creator of JIVO logo.
(1917-1944) Jewish poet. Born in Kiev, Ukraine Jewish/Polish poet of the interwar period. One of the most distinguished modern Ukrainian poets and one of the most hated by Soviets. Ginczanka was a woman possessed of striking, arresting beauty – “The beauty of a Byzantine icon” and had irresistibly attractive harmony between nimble physical and her personal psychology. Although she published only a single collection of poetry in her lifetime, the book “O centaurach” (About the Centaurs, 1936).
(1899-1944) Jewish dancer. Born in Aizpute, Latvia Born as Cilly Edelsberg was a ballet and Chinese style dancer. Tatjana Barbakoff, of Russian-Jewish and Chinese heritage, was a cabaret icon and international dance sensation, known for her flamboyant costumes, legendary beauty, and sharp sense of humor.
(1910-1943) Jewish artist. Born in Vilnius, Lithuania. "Vilner jidišer teater" member, actress and pianist.
(1913-1998) Jewish painter. Born in Liepoja, Latvia
(1919 - ) Jewish photographer Born in Lenin, Belarus Faye was a Jewish partisan photographer, and the only such photographer to photograph their struggle in Eastern Europe during the Second World War.
(1904 – 1974) Jewish dancer, choreographer. Born in Vilkaviskis, Lithuania. Sonia Gaskell was born as Sonia Gaskelyte in Russian Jewish family. In 1939 she moved to Amsterdam with her Dutch husband. She worked as a dance teacher in Amsterdam, hiding from the Nazis during World War II, but still teaching. She was founder of the Netherlands Ballet Academy in The Hague. Gaskell's students included Audrey Hepburn and noted choreographer Hans van Manen.