Rachel Messerer-Plisetskaya (Russian: Рахиль
Михайловна ÐœÐµÑ Ñ ÐµÑ€ÐµÑ€-ÐŸÐ»Ð¸Ñ ÐµÑ†ÐºÐ°Ñ ; stage-name
â€" Ra Messerer); (4 March 1902 â€" 20 March 1993) â€" was a Russian
silent film and theatre actress.Rachel Messerer was born in Vilnius
into the Lithuanian Jewish family of dentist Mikhail Messerer and his
wife Sima Shabad, and was one of nine children. Every child got a
biblical name: Pnina, Azariah, Mattany, Rachel, Assaf, Elisheva,
Shulamith, Emanuel, Abinadab and Erella.Rachel, her brother Azari
Azarin (an actor), sister Sulamith Messerer (ballerina) and brother
Asaf Messerer (ballet dancer, choreographer) became famous and started
a dynasty of outstanding ballet dancers and ballet masters.She married
well-known Russian diplomat Mikhail Plisetski (1899â€"1938) and they
had three children: famous ballerina Maya Plisetskaya (1925-2015),
talented balletmaster Alexander Plisetski (1931â€"1985) and principal
dancer Azari Plisetski (1937). And granddaughter (1971-) Anna
Plisetskaya, another ballerina.
Михайловна ÐœÐµÑ Ñ ÐµÑ€ÐµÑ€-ÐŸÐ»Ð¸Ñ ÐµÑ†ÐºÐ°Ñ ; stage-name
â€" Ra Messerer); (4 March 1902 â€" 20 March 1993) â€" was a Russian
silent film and theatre actress.Rachel Messerer was born in Vilnius
into the Lithuanian Jewish family of dentist Mikhail Messerer and his
wife Sima Shabad, and was one of nine children. Every child got a
biblical name: Pnina, Azariah, Mattany, Rachel, Assaf, Elisheva,
Shulamith, Emanuel, Abinadab and Erella.Rachel, her brother Azari
Azarin (an actor), sister Sulamith Messerer (ballerina) and brother
Asaf Messerer (ballet dancer, choreographer) became famous and started
a dynasty of outstanding ballet dancers and ballet masters.She married
well-known Russian diplomat Mikhail Plisetski (1899â€"1938) and they
had three children: famous ballerina Maya Plisetskaya (1925-2015),
talented balletmaster Alexander Plisetski (1931â€"1985) and principal
dancer Azari Plisetski (1937). And granddaughter (1971-) Anna
Plisetskaya, another ballerina.
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