Poster

Identifier
irn519038
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2007.144.2
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Polish
  • Yiddish
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 18.500 inches (46.99 cm) | Width: 24.750 inches (62.865 cm)

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Emma Tauber was born on December 24, 1908, in Vilna, Poland, (Vilnius, Lithuania), to Sheina Krainas (1882-1941) and Yekuhiel Constantine, (1878-1941). Her father was an accountant for the government. She had 3 siblings, Lisa,(1923-2005), Pnina, (1910-1945?), and Shimon (1912-1993). Emma was a renowned opera singer, famous for her interpretation of Carmen, in Bizet's opera by that name, which she performed in Vilna, first in Yiddish and then in Hebrew. She emigrated to Palestine in 1934, where she married Zvi Friedman, from Bialystock, Poland in 1935; they had two sons. Several of her family members perished during the Holocaust. Vilna was invaded by the Soviet Union in September 1939. On June 22, 1941, Germany attacked Soviet forces in eastern Europe and by June 25, Vilna was occupied by the Germans. Soon after, her father was killed by German Einsatzgruppen [mobile killing units], assisted by Lithuanian auxiliaries, in the massacre in the Ponary forest. Her mother was killed in 1941 and her sister, Pnina, also perished. Her other two siblings survived the war; her sister Lisa emigrating to Israel at some point, and her brother to Antwerp, Belgium. Emma performed professionally throughout Europe in the postwar period. She died, age 65, in Israel in 1973.

Archival History

The poster was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2007 by Amos Eiran, the son of Emma Tauber.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Amos Eiran

Scope and Content

Poster describing the mission and goals of the Sports Club of Warsaw, Poland. It also announces a meeting for July 1, 1933, which will offer a performance by Emma Tauber, a celebrated opera singer. Tauber, a native of Vilna, Poland (Vilnius, Lithuania), was famed for her performances of Carmen in the Bizet opera, which she performed in Yiddish and Hebrew. She emigrated to Palestine in 1934. Many of her family embers who remained in Vilna perished during the Holocaust.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

No restrictions on use

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Rectangular paper poster with black text in Polish and Yiddish on a pink background.

Subjects

Genre

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