Rachel Holzer
Rachel Holzer (born November 8, 1899 in Krakow , † November 14, 1998 in Melbourne ) was a Polish - Australian actress of Yiddish theater and film.
Life
Holzer was born the daughter of a painter and chairman of the Krakow Jewish workers' union. At the age of six she appeared in the Yiddish theater . After completing her acting training and appearing in Polish theaters, she switched to the Yiddish theater in 1926. In 1927 she joined the well-known Vilna troupe . She later moved to Warsaw and played for Ida Kaminska and at the National Theater. She played a leading role in the first Yiddish sound film Al Khet in 1936 . In 1938 she left Poland on a world tour and finally traveled to Australia to see her sister.
Together with her husband, the playwright Chaim Rozenstein , she lived in Melbourne, where she made an important contribution to the Yiddish theater there. In 1977 she retired.
Filmography
- 1936: Al Khet
Web links
- Rachel Holzer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from May 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Holzer, Rachel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish-Australian actress of the Yiddish theater |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 8, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Krakow |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 14, 1998 |
| Place of death | Melbourne |