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The Gathering
Author(s): Arje Shaw
A Holocaust survivor working as a sculptor in 1985 New York hides his suffering behind wisecracks, ultimately confronting the issue with a West German soldier on the eve of President Reagan's visit to the country.
Format: Docudrama
Cast Size:3M/1F/1 boy
Running Time: 120 minutes
Character breakdown:
Gabe (Zaydee)—grandfather
Michael (Boytschick)—grandson
Stuart—father
Diane—mother
Egon—young German security guard
Snapshot
Original or Prominent Production:
The Cort Theatre, New York City, 2001
The Cort Theatre, New York City, 2001
Nationality of Author: U.S.
Original Language: English
Production Rights Holder:
Experience(s) Chronicled: Survivors and Subsequent Generations
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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.