L. was born in 1900 in Lodz,
Poland, to well-to-do parents. She worked as a "spinstress"
in a weaver's workshop. As as a gifted vocalist,
she entered into the chorus of the Lodz
Yiddish theatre in 1916, and here she became acquainted with and
married the singer-actor David Zayderman, and from
then on she followed the same path to the stage as him and
always participated as a soubrette and dramatic role
player in all the troupes and theatre productions with
her husband. Although she never achieved the fame as her
husband did, she was very popular and remained so, due to her
strong temperament on the stage and heartache in her
private life.
When the Second World War
broke out, she had been found in Warsaw with her her husband and only son,
Harry (raised in Berlin, who had followed a career as a
medical doctor.) They had foreign
passports and attempted to flee to Russia. However they
couldn't enter and were placed into a ghetto,
where L. would perform in the various entertainment
places with her husband.
When the "action"
began,
she with her husband and son were taken into work in
Chaim Sandler's 'shop,' so that they could acquire the
so-called "lebnsrekht" cards. Later she went over
to work in Tebens' 'shop,' and from there was sent to
the camp of Poniatowa, behind Lublin. However, shortly
thereafter, the Germans had the camp destroyed, and
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