Franceska Mann: The Battling Ballerina of Birkenau
My thanks to Montreal burlesque performer Velma Cabriole for tipping me off about this incredible, inspiring, if ultimately grim story. It concerns Franceska Mann (Franciszka Manheimer, 1917-43), a Polish Jew who was considered one of the most promising dancers of her generation in her native country (and internationally as well " she placed 4th in an […]