A Message from Arnold Mittelman After a career in not-for-profit and commercial theater spanning more than 40 years I was honored in 2007 to found the National Jewish Theater / Foundation and in 2010 to assume leadership of its Holocaust Theater International...
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Speaking role: Japanese military official
Mixed chorus: Jewish refugees, Shanghai citizens
Aaron Zigman (composer), Mark Campbell (librettist), Brock Walsh (songwriter)
Snapshot
Premiered on 17 November 2023 at the Jaguar Shanghai Symphony Hall before US premiere on 29 February 2024 at David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City.
Recorded by Deutsche Grammophon in live and studio sessions in the context of the world premiere performance; released in February 2024.
Commissioned by Maestro Long Yu, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, and New York Philharmonic.
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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.