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Kindertransport is story of Jewish children sent from Germany just before WWII
Uploaded: Wed, Jul 14, 2021, 9:42 pm
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Members of Livermore Shakespeare Festival (LSF) will reopen the doors to their downtown studio later this month for a staged reading of Diane Samuel s Kindertransport, a play about the Jewish children who were transported to safety in the United Kingdom prior to the outbreak of World War II.
The reading, at 7 p.m. July 22, will be directed by Bay Area director/actor/playwright Jennifer Le Blanc; cultural advisor is Larry Lagin, president of East Bay Holocaust Education Center. Kindertransport follows the story of fictional Eva Schlessinger, who is transported away from her parents in Germany to live with a foster family in England, with events based on real life stories of Kindertransport children. The play was first performed by the Soho Theatre Company at the Cockpit Theatre in London in April 1993 and at New York City s Manhat
Kindertransport is story of Jewish children sent from Germany just before WWII
Uploaded: Mon, Jul 12, 2021, 3:58 pm
Time to read: about 2 minutes
Members of Livermore Shakespeare Festival (LSF) will reopen the doors to their downtown studio later this month for a staged reading of Diane Samuel s Kindertransport, a play about the Jewish children who were transported to safety in the United Kingdom prior to the outbreak of World War II.
The reading, at 7 p.m. July 22, will be directed by Bay Area director/actor/playwright Jennifer Le Blanc; cultural advisor is Larry Lagin, president of East Bay Holocaust Education Center.
Kindertransport follows the story of fictional Eva Schlessinger, who is transported away from her parents in Germany to live with a foster family in England, with events based on real life stories of Kindertransport children. The play was first performed by the Soho Theatre Company at the Cockpit Theatre in London in April 1993 and at New York City s Manhatt
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Every so often, it’s useful to recall the immortal words of novelist William Faulkner: “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” That insight certainly applies when it comes to our collective responsibility to honor the memory of Holocaust victims and to care for the survivors who are still with us.
Two stories in J. this week describe new local efforts to remember the Shoah.
One is educational: The Tri-Valley area of Alameda County will now be home to the newly formed East Bay Holocaust Education Center, which will conduct outreach to local schools, teaching the lessons of the Shoah largely through the arts.