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Rabinka
Author(s): Anna Grusková
The play tells the story of Gisi Fleischmann, who was one of the few female Jewish leaders during World War II. Mrs. Fleischmann was leader of the underground Bratislava Working Group, which worked to prevent the mass deportation of Jews to concentration camps. She was arrested by the SS in 1944 and deported to Auschwitz, where she was murdered on arrival.
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Produced by the Slovak National Theatre.
Produced by the Slovak National Theatre.
Original Source Material: The story of Gisi Fleischmann, 1892–1944.
Nationality of Author: Slovak
Original Language: Originally performed in Slovak and translated into English.
Experience(s) Chronicled: Resistance | Women and the Holocaust | Concentration and Extermination Camps
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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
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