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...
Letters to Eve
Author(s): Daniel Sugimoto
This epic World War II is a classic story of love, friendship, family, and honor. It follows a Japanese-American family and their plight through forced incarceration, a black jazz musician captured during Germany’s occupation of France, and the powerful spirit of music and literature. Among the untold stories of World War II, the play includes sexual violence during the Holocaust, based on the book edited by Sonja M. Hedgepeth and Rochelle G. Saidel. The play premiered in Santa Monica, CA, in November 2016.
Format: Musical
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Original or Prominent Production:
1130 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90403, November 2016
1130 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90403, November 2016
Original Source Material: Based on the book edited by Sonja M. Hedgepeth and Rochelle G. Saidel.
Nationality of Author: U.S.
Original Language: English
Production Rights Holder:
Daniel Sugimoto
Experience(s) Chronicled: Concentration and Extermination Camps | Nazi War Crimes and Judgement | Other Victims of Nazi Persecution
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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...