Overview
- Description
- Consists of one translation, in English, of "To Be an Actress," the memoir of Nava Shean, born Vlasta (Vava) Shan in Prague, Czechoslovakia. In the memoir, Ms. Shean describes her childhood in Tabore, her experiences in Theresienstadt during World War II, and her success as an actress before, during, and after World War II. The memoir has been translated from the original Hebrew by Michelle Fram Cohen.
- Date
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2005
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Personal narratives.
- Extent
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1 folder
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- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
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Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Michelle Fram Cohen donated her translation of Nava Shean's memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Feb. 5, 2006 with the permission of the Hakibutz Hameuchad-Sifriyat Poalim publishing house, which holds the copyright of the memoir.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-07-07 10:07:50
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