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B. was born in
1880 in Vilna, Polish Lithuania, into a poor,
working family.
Her father was a
carpenter.
Having a beautiful
voice, she performed as a prima donna in the
troupes of Genfer and Lipovski. Later for a year
she performed across the cities and towns with
Kompaneyets' troupe. Later she acted with
Ben-Zion Witler.
In her last years
she returned to Vilna, where she lived
economically, she used to be sent irregular
remittances by Yiddish Actors' Union in Poland.
In 1943 she was
killed at the hands of the Nazis.
Sh. E. from Musia Stekin-Landau.
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TWO PHOTOGRAPHS OF ROZA FROM HER
YIDDISH ACTORS' UNION MEMBERSHIP
CARDS
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