Teresa Giese (Giese)

Giza, Theresa (Giese), a German theater actress. Born in 1898. Widespread fame has brought her role in the play Mother Courage by Bertolt Brecht. Since 1926, played on stage in Munich "Kammershpil". Reviews of her roles have been laudatory. Even before Hitler came to power "Volkischer Beobachter" wrote: "Finally we managed to see the brilliant German Jewish woman on the stage". However, after her performances in cabaret Pfeffermyule, where she sang satirical songs, and ridicule the Nazi regime, the reaction to work the actress has changed dramatically. She had to emigrate to Switzerland, where the scenes of Zurich, she continued her speech. After the war, Giese returned to Germany.