Among Belsen's Jewish displaced persons community, the Kazet Theatre provided several important functions that helped DPs transition from victims to survivors. In the aftermath of the Holocaust, survivors struggled to process the deprivation, inhumane treatment, and immense loss they endured. With few other viable options, survivors remained in displaced persons camps until they regained a sense of their humanity and emigrated. As the largest group of displaced persons in many of the DP camps, Jews quickly forged communities in these temporary settings.

In Bergen-Belsen, the Kazet Theatre helped to reestablish social bonds and create a sense of community, which psychologists and trauma experts believe are essential steps for traumatic recovery. For the performers and crew members, the Kazet Theatre provided the opportunity to physically work through their trauma as they rehearsed, designed sets, and performed for eager audiences. The theatre's original works also allowed Holocaust survivors in the audience to safely access and begin to process their traumatic memories. Sami Feder's adaptations of classic Yiddish stories brought pre-war Jewish culture into the DP camps and introduced new messages designed specifically to raise the DPs' spirits. The Kazet Theatre performed a therapeutic function by bridging the survivors' memories and their potential futures.