Costa Rican Yiddish theatre collection

Identifier
irn514647
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2004.210
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn514647

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Frida Kierszenson donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Sep. 24, 1997.

Scope and Content

Consists of photographs of refugees and survivors who emigrated to Costa Rica; includes photographs of productions of the Yiddish theatre, which they established as well as a large group portrait of survivors from Zelechów, Poland. Collection also contains one flyer for the National Yiddish Theatre's production of "Dzeikele Blofer," 7 January 1950.

Genre

  • Document
This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.