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...
The People in the Picture
Once the darling of Yiddish theatre in pre-war Poland, a grandmother in New York City wants to pass her stories on to her granddaughter, but her daughter will do anything to keep from looking back. A musical that spans three generations.
Format: Musical
Cast Size:5M/4F
Running Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
Notes:
Books and lyrics by Iris Rainer Dart; music by Mike Stoller and Artie Butler.
Snapshot
Original or Prominent Production:
Roundabout Theatre Company, Studio 54, NYC 2011
Roundabout Theatre Company, Studio 54, NYC 2011
Nationality of Author: U.S.
Original Language: English
Publisher:
Hal Leonard Books 2012
Experience(s) Chronicled: Theater During Holocaust | Women and the Holocaust | Reactions to the Holocaust | 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.