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I went to a Jewish school, where the language of instruction was Yiddish, and after that to a training college run by YIVO [7]. I often performed at school – I recited poems. When I was in the third grade we held a celebration in honor of Sholem Aleichem [8], Peretz [9] and An-ski [10], our Jewish writers. I was very fond of poetry, so if ever there was anything to be recited the teachers always came to me.
When I was still in third grade they invited the sixth-graders in to see me reciting. I’ll never forget that. I got so many ovations, and my teacher came up to me and kissed me on the forehead. Then she went to my parents and praised me. She said that I was bound to become an actress.
When I was still in third grade they invited the sixth-graders in to see me reciting. I’ll never forget that. I got so many ovations, and my teacher came up to me and kissed me on the forehead. Then she went to my parents and praised me. She said that I was bound to become an actress.
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Eugenia Berger
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