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As Long As We Are Breathing
Author(s): Diane Samuels
The true story of Holocaust survivor Miriam Freedman. The production explores Miriam’s childhood experience of living in danger and hiding with her family in Slovakia during the Holocaust. It charts Miriam's journey to London in adulthood where she discovered yoga and meditation, which enabled her to face and begin to process the depths of her trauma and grief. The mixed-media production uses live music, audio and video footage, and personal testimony to piece together an encounter between Miriam’s older and younger self.
Format: Mixed-media production
Cast Size: 1M/2F
Running Time: 80 minutes
Snapshot
Original or Prominent Production:
Arcola Theatre, London, 29 January–1 March 2025; directed by Ben Caplan.
Arcola Theatre, London, 29 January–1 March 2025; directed by Ben Caplan.
Original Source Material: The true-life story of Miriam Freedman.
Nationality of Author: English
Original Language: English
Production Rights Holder:
Visit the author’s website: writingbright.org
Experience(s) Chronicled: Hiding | Survivors and Subsequent Generations | Escape | Women and the Holocaust
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Lifetime Achievement Award
The National Jewish Theater Foundation presented its 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award to Alfred Uhry. The presentation took place as part of the Lincoln Center Library event on January 27th 2025 in commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on the 80th Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz
Lifetime Achievement Award
On September 30, 2024, French playwright, Mr. Jean Claude Grumberg received the Lifetime Achievement Award. It was presented by NJTF HTII President, Arnold Mittelman with Dominique Trimbur, PhD-Manager for the History of Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust, Teaching of the Holocaust of Fondation Pour La Memoir de la Shoah Project.