Rovina

Rovina is sitting in the Green Room, looking upward (not into the mirror).

Hebrew Theater: Yishuv to the Present. 2009

As a star of the Hebrew theater, Rovina played a variety of parts, including Leah (1922) in The Dybbuk by S. An-Ski (1863 – 1920) and the mother of the Messiah (1923) in The Eternal Jew by David Pinsky (1872 – 1959).

Hebrew Theater: Yishuv to the Present. 2009

From the moment Rovina appeared on stage it became impossible to separate her either from the character, from The Dybbuk or even from Habimah itself.

Hanna Rovina. 2009

In 1932, when Rovina played the role of a prostitute in Periferia (Outskirts of the City) by Frantisek Langer (1888 – 1965), leaders of the Jewish community had nothing but harsh criticism.

Hebrew Drama: Representation of Women. 2009

Rovina was thirty-seven years old when she terminated her pregnancy and returned to Moscow.

Hanna Rovina. 2009

During her mid-forties, Rovina met the bohemian poet Alexander Penn (1906 – 1972) and a great love blossomed between them.

Hanna Rovina. 2009

From the diaries that Rovina painstakingly kept, one can learn that family life was hard for her and that she found enjoyment neither in the role of mother, grandmother nor mother-in-law, but only in her role as an actress.

Hanna Rovina. 2009

Rovina was never an actress who was “absorbed” into the dramatic character, but rather an actress who harnessed the part to explore an aspect of her own stage personality.

Hanna Rovina. 2009

Penn and Rovina separated and Ilana hardly knew her father.

Hanna Rovina. 2009

On the outbreak of World War I, after spending two lively years in the big city, Rovina returned home for a short while and from there set off for Baku, where she had been offered a position as a kindergarten teacher.

Hanna Rovina. 2009