About Gertrud Kraus
Lived 1901 – 1977 (aged 76). Gertrud Kraus was an Israeli dancer and choreographer.
Gertrud Kraus (; 5 May 1901 – 13 November 1977) was prominent figure in the development of modern dance in Israel.
Biography
Gertrud Kraus was born in 1901 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. Her father, Leopold Kraus, and her mother, Olga (née Neubauer), married in Prague in 1899. They had four children: Robert (1900), Gertrud (1901), Margarethe (1902) and Victor (1903).
Kraus studied piano at the State Academy in Vienna but after graduating decided that what she really loved was dance. She enrolled again at the State Academy, this time in the modern dance department headed by Gertrud Bodenwieser. After graduation, she joined Bodenwieser's dance company.
Her legacy is preserved by the "Yad Gertrud Kraus" (Gertrud Kraus House) institution in Ein Hod.
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Who was Gertrud Kraus?
Israeli dancer (1901-1977)
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Gertrud Kraus was born on 5 May 1901 in Vienna.
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Gertrud Kraus died on 13 November 1977 in Israel.
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Gertrud Kraus was a dancer and choreographer.
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Gertrud Kraus was Israeli.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Gertrud Kraus. https://biography.guide/gertrud-kraus/
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