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Surviving Mama
Author(s): Sonia Levitin
As Marlena, a Holocaust survivor, becomes increasingly forgetful and eccentric, her daughters are in turmoil. We see the escape, the terrible price Mama pays for a visa, and the emotional aftermath for the entire family once they are reunited in America. Courageous and strong, Mama is a survivor to the end. "Nobody dictates to me!"
Format: Full-length drama
Character breakdown:
Mother (Marlena)
Gustav (Husband)
Three Daughters
Nazi, Priest, Buyer, Boyfriend, Landlord
Snapshot
Original or Prominent Production:
Edgemar Theater, Santa Monica, CA.
Edgemar Theater, Santa Monica, CA.
Original Source Material: True events as experienced by the author, some rendered in her award-winning books for young adults, Journey to America trilogy (National Jewish Book Award among many others — in print since 1970).
Original Language: English
Production Rights Holder:
Sonia Levitin, Sunny Productions, Los Angeles, California.
Experience(s) Chronicled: Germany, Hitler and the Growth of Nazism | Survivors and Subsequent Generations | Escape | European Jewry Before the Holocaust
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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.