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...
Fish Men
Author(s): Cándido Tirado
On a hot summer day in Washington Square Park, New York, a group of chess hustlers hope to hustle other players. Rey Reyes, a young professional agrees to their challenge. But as the chess game progresses, the circumstances of the characters are revealed, revealing their inner torments. An elderly chess player is revealed to be a Holocaust survivior.
Cast Size:8M
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Original or Prominent Production:
Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, 2012
Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, 2012
Nationality of Author: U.S.
Original Language: English
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Experience(s) Chronicled: Survivors and Subsequent Generations
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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.
Many Questions and a Few Answers
by Robert Skloot 2022 NJTF HTII Lifetime Achievement Award AHO Winter Conference, Miami, FL I’d like to begin my remarks by asking the question that all of us have been asked often: “Why do you do the work you do?” There are, of course, many answers, but I’d imagine...