Collection of Documents and Photographs, "The Kazet Theater" – Bergen-Belsen Displaced Persons Camp, Sami Feder. Including: *120 photographs from the Bergen Belsen DP camp, most photographed in the Kazet theatre performings. Some of the photographs are double, some are later prints. In addition a reproduction of a photograph of a visit of Ben Gurion in the camp. *Newspapers and documents relating to the theatre shows, 1946-80's. Including many documents printed by Feder regarding performances and songs, performed by the theatre. *Personal documents belonging to Feder *Printed List of all theatre members. Overall very good condition.
The theater was founded in 1945 by theater actor and director Sami Feder. In the course of some two years the theater actors staged performances and plays in Yiddish for the Jewish public in the DP camps in Germany. In 1947 they also performed in Belgium, Sweden, England and Paris. After many of the theater actors chose to remain in Paris, the theater’s activities ceased.