Vera Gordon

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Vera Pogorelsky Gordon June 11 1886 May 8 1948 was a stage and screen actress Vera Pogorelsky was born in Ekaterinoslav Russia on June 11 1886 the daughter of Boris Pogorelsky and Teigan Nemirovsky She emigrated with her family to the United States when she was seven years old Pogorelsky was a child actor but she was fired by the directors of the Shevchenko Imperial Company when they learned she was of Jewish heritage After immigrating in the United States Pogorelsky now Gordon appeared in smaller theater like The Liberty and The Lyric in New Yorks Lower East Side In 1916 Gordon went on a tour in England appearing in vaudeville and theatre Gordon starred in several motion pictures such as Humoresque and The Cohens and Kellys She represented the archetypical Jewish mother She contributed to newspapers and magazines on marriage and children and supported Jewish children orphanages She was a member of Actors Equity Association RussianAmerican Art Club of Los Angeles Grand Street Boys New York