Sadie Rigal Waren photograph collection

Identifier
irn523501
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2006.158.1
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn523501

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Sadie R. Waren

Biographical History

Sadie Rigal was born in South Africa but moved to Paris, France during World War II, where she was a cabaret performer in the Bal Tabarin nightclub. She was interned as an enemy alien but released. She began to perform again under the name "Florence" with her partner Frederick Apcar, who helped her avoid the authorities

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2006 by Mark Waren and Sadie Rigal Waren.

Scope and Content

Collection of 36 photographs pertaining to Sadie Rigal's experiences during World War II. Included in the collection are photographs of dancing scenes, dance practices, and a trip to Berlin to perform with Edith Piaf and Charles Trenet for French POWs.

Subjects

  • Paris (France)
  • Women performers--France.
  • Berlin (Germany)

Genre

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.