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...
Wallenberg: A New Musical Drama
A musical that describes the worst times in human history and an amazing life story of a man who single-handedly saved the lives of a greater number of people than any other individual, organization, or government during the Holocaust. Raoul Wallenberg, a businessman from Stockholm, left the safety of neutral Sweden on an American-sponsored mission to Nazi-occupied Hungary. Within six months, he managed to save over 100,000 lives.
Format: Musical
Notes:
Music by Benjamin Rosenbluth.
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Original or Prominent Production:
White Plains Performing Arts Center from Oct. 28–Nov. 21, 2010; Ballet Hispanico Rehearsal Studios, New York City, September 29 and 30, 2016.
White Plains Performing Arts Center from Oct. 28–Nov. 21, 2010; Ballet Hispanico Rehearsal Studios, New York City, September 29 and 30, 2016.
Nationality of Author: U.S.
Original Language: English
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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.