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...
Remember: The Story of Abe Price
Author(s): Jeffrey Binder
At just 16 years old, Abraham Piasecki’s life is uprooted by the Nazi invasion of Poland. From living in the ghetto of Kielce to imprisonment at Auschwitz-Birkenau, Remember brings to life the harrowing true story of a Holocaust survivor who escaped Nazi captivity five times. This immersive, challenging, and ultimately captivating story of resilience brings us into one man’s memories and asks us to never forget.
Format: Drama
Character breakdown:
Actor 1: Abe (60s–70s)
Actor 2: Esther, all of the women (30s–50s)
Actor 3: Herschel, Hauptman Gaier, Ernst, older brothers, all of the older men (40s–50s)
Actor 4: Charles, brothers, Nazis, etc. (20s–30s)
Snapshot
Original or Prominent Production:
Gulfshore Playhouse, South Naples, Florida.
Gulfshore Playhouse, South Naples, Florida.
Nationality of Author: U.S.
Original Language: English
Production Rights Holder:
Gulfshore Playhouse
Steven Calakos, Director of Education
Steven Calakos, Director of Education
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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...