Vera Hacken

Vera Hacken (, ; May 18, 1912 – November 2, 1988) was an American writer, translator, playwright, and theatrical director, born in Odessa.

Early life Vera Yakovlevna Altman was born in Odessa, Russian Empire, the daughter of Yakov Altman and Mani Altman. Her family was Jewish; her father was a doctor. She was raised in Chernivtsi. She studied with director Max Reinhardt in Vienna, and with writer Eliezer Steinbarg. while living in Chernivtsi, Alma-Ata, Tashkent, Bucharest, and Munich. She moved to the United States in 1951. Her plays were also produced in Latin America. She also wrote for television with Peter Goode. "My great desire is to be discovered by my new home land, America," she told an interviewer in 1957. "I think I can work many years as a playwright and a stage director."

Publications

Ḳinder-yorn: yugnṭ yorn miṭ Eliezer Shṭaynbarg (1969), also known as Kinder- und Jugendjahre mit Elieser Steinbarg Die Bücher der goldenen Pawe (6 volumes, 1980s)

Personal life Altman married psychiatrist and composer Emanuel Hacken. She died in Cliffside Park, New Jersey in 1988, aged 76 years. Several books of her poetry and other writings were published posthumously.