Photographers
unknown

Sitter
Anna Appel, May 1, 1888 - November 19, 1963

Date
unknown

Type
Portrait

Medium
Photograph

Credit Line
The Yiddish Theatrical Alliance

Testimony
"In the many times that we have seen her perform, there were moments that made us believe, in a certain sense, that Mrs. Appel is a very necessary and useful contributor to the large stage personnel ... when she is performing, often in quite important roles, where in truth she had something to do. Therefore, it became possible, more of less, for people to acknowledge her place and her strength as a Yiddish actress.

The characteristic about Mrs. Appel is that she is a healthy person: whatever she does not have, in whatever area she does not perform, you feel that for her, there is a healthy spirit. This is a human being like all of us. She does not show in her conception of things any accidental sick friendships; she is not a mischievous character and is not an eccentric. You will not notice in her work those features that are the peculiarity of many artists. She's not a genius, but she's not crazy ... In this actress, we have a person who is healthy, normal, and when we look at her role as an actress from that point of view, we will be able to comprehend everything that is incomprehensible at first glance ..."

Source of Testimony
Uriel Mazik, Der Tog, May 11, 1918