An image of an artesian well with water spurting out.

A picture of a water pipe with water spurting out.

Vayda's essay describes her young-adulthood in Hungary, and being sent to Birkenau camp in 1944, and successive camps afterward. She came to the United States in 1956 with her husband and children.

On a wooden stage decorated with golden stairs and a pink curtain, entertainers perform Act 2: "Hollywood and All That Jazz" of the show Pzazz! 70 staged by Donn Arden at the Desert Inn Hotel, Las Vegas. Standing at the center front of the stage, a man dressed in a glittering pink and gold tuxedo sings to the watching crowd below him. Female performers dressed in various costumes stand scattered around the man. The women posing on the floor and staircase are dressed in a varying array of costumes, sporting everything from sparkling silver two piece costumes to elaborate gold headdresses.
Show Name: Pzazz! 70
Performance Name: Hollywood and All That Jazz