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The Courier: Based on a True Story
Author(s): Cynthia L. Cooper
This short play highlights the extraordinary resistance efforts by volunteers from the United States during the Holocaust. The play is based on the true story of resistance hero Helen Colodny Goldfrank.
Format: Short play
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Premiered at Remember the Women Institute’s 2025 Women, Theater, and the Holocaust readings, April 24, 2025, JCC Manhattan, New York.
Premiered at Remember the Women Institute’s 2025 Women, Theater, and the Holocaust readings, April 24, 2025, JCC Manhattan, New York.
Nationality of Author: U.S.
Original Language: English
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Visit the author’s website: www.cyncooperwriter.net
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