Die Optimisten
Extent and Medium
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Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, The Abraham and Ruth Goldfarb Family Acquisition Fund
Funding Note: The acquisition of this collection was made possible by The Abraham and Ruth Goldfarb Family Acquisition Fund.
Acquired, March 2012.
Scope and Content
Booklet containing information about planned variety and theatrical perfomances of "Die Optimisten," a group of German Jewish emigre actors and performers in Amsterdam, April 1940-July 1940. The performers belonged to an organization called "Amsterdamer Gesellschaft der Freunde."
People
- Aurich, Otto.
- Wallburg, Otto.
- Ehrlich, Max.
- Gerron, Kurt, 1897-1944.
- Spira, Camilla.
- Frank, Lisl.
Subjects
- Entertainers--Netherlands.
- Jews, German--Netherlands.
- Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.)--Netherlands--Amsterdam.
Genre
- Document