| Dora Gerson | |
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 Dora Gerson in circa 1922 publicity photograph |
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| Born | Dorothea Gerson March 23, 1899 Berlin, Germany |
| Died | February 14, 1943 (aged 43) Auschwitz, Poland |
| Spouse(s) | Veit Harlan (1922-1924) |
Dora Gerson (March 23, 1899 - February 14, 1943) was a Jewish German cabaret singer and motion picture actress of the silent film era who was killed with her family at Auschwitz concentration camp. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "Auschwitz" redirects here For the town see Oświęcim Auschwitz-Birkenau () was the largest of Nazi Germany Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Veit Harlan ( September 22 1899, Berlin - April 13 1964, Capri Italy) was a German Film director Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as Cabaret is a form of entertainment featuring Comedy, Song, Dance, and Theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue &mdash a Restaurant An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works "Auschwitz" redirects here For the town see Oświęcim Auschwitz-Birkenau () was the largest of Nazi Germany
Biography
Born Dorothea Gerson in Berlin, Germany, Gerson began her career as a touring singer and actress in the Holtor Tournee Truppe alongside actor Mathias Wieman in Germany where she met and married her first husband, film director Veit Harlan. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Mathias Wieman ( Carl Heinrich Franz Mathias Wieman) ( 23 June 1902 - 3 December Veit Harlan ( September 22 1899, Berlin - April 13 1964, Capri Italy) was a German Film director The couple married in 1922 and divorced in 1924. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harlan would eventually direct the highly anti-Semitic Nazi propaganda film Jud Süß (1940) by request of Nazi Propaganda Minister Josef Goebbels. A propaganda film is a Film, either a documentary -style production or a fictional screenplay that is produced to convince the viewer of a certain political point Jud Süß ( The Jew Süss) was the nickname of Joseph Süss Oppenheimer and is the title of an 1827 Novella by Wilhelm Hauff, a 1925 Paul Joseph Goebbels (German pronunciation ˈɡœbəls English generally ˈɡɝbəlz (29 October 1897 1 May 1945 was a German politician and Reich Minister of Public
In 1920, Dora Gerson was cast to appear in the successful film adaptation of the Karl May penned novel Auf den Trümmern des Paradieses (On the Brink of Paradise) and later followed that same year in another May adaptation entitled Die Todeskarawane (Caravan of Death). Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Karl Friedrich May ( February 25, 1842 &ndash March 30, 1912) was one of the best selling German Writers of all time noted On the Brink of Paradise (original title Auf den Trümmern des Paradieses) is a 1920 German film directed by Josef Stein and featuring Béla Caravan of Death (original title Die Todeskarawane) is a 1920 German film directed by Josef Stein and featuring Béla Lugosi. Both films included Hungarian actor Bela Lugosi in the cast. Hungarians (or Magyars, magyarok are an Ethnic group primarily associated with Hungary. Béla Lugosi (October 20 1882 &ndash August 16 1956 was an iconic Hungarian stage and film actor best known for his portrayal of Count Dracula in the American However the films have both been lost for many years. Gerson continued to perform as a popular cabaret singer throughout the 1920s as well as acting in films. The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada
By 1933 however, when the Nazi Party came to power in Germany, the German-Jewish population was systematically stripped of rights and Gerson's career slowed dramatically. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The, officially National Socialist German Workers' Party, ( abbreviated NSDAP) was a Political party in Germany between 1919 and 1945 Blacklisted from performing in "Aryan" films, Gerson began recording music for a small Jewish record company. Dora Gerson also began recording in the Yiddish language during this time, and the 1936 song "Der Rebe Hot Geheysn Freylekh Zayn" became highly regarded by the Jews of Europe in the 1930s. Yiddish (yi [[wiktייִדיש ייִדיש]] yidish or yi [[wiktאידיש אידיש]] idish, literally "Jewish" is a nonterritorial High The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. Her best remembered recordings from this era were the songs "Backbord und Steuerbord" and "Vorbei" (Beyond Recall), which was an emotional ballad, subtlely memorializing a Germany before the rise of the Nazi Party:
| “ | They're gone beyond recall A final glance, a last kiss And then it's all over under the frame of eternity A final word, a last farewell |
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In 1936 Dora Gerson relocated with relatives to the Netherlands, fleeing Nazi persecution. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands On May 10, 1940, however, Germany invaded the Netherlands. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Soon, the Jews of the Netherlands were subject to the same anti-Semitic laws and restrictions as in Germany. After several years of living under oppressive Nazi occupation, the Gerson family began to plan to escape. In 1942 Gerson and her family were seized trying to flee to Switzerland, a neutral nation in World War II Europe. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The family were sent by railroad car to transit camp Westerbork bound for the Nazi extermination camp of Auschwitz in Nazi-occupied Poland. Camp Westerbork was a World War II concentration camp in Hooghalen, ten kilometers north of Westerbork, in the northeastern Netherlands This article deals with the occupation of Poland by Germany and the Soviet Union during the Second World War (1939–1945 Dora Gerson was murdered at Auschwitz on February 14, 1943 at the age of 43.
External links
- Dora Gerson at the Internet Movie Database
- University of Pennsylvania Library /Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text & Image/Freedman Jewish Music Archive
- Andante Magazine - Beyond Recall
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Gerson, Dora |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gerson, Dorothea |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1899-3-23 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin, Germany |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1943-2-14 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Auschwitz, Poland |
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