| 2 P.M. E.T. 11 A.M. P.T. Online |
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After the Holocaust, about half a dozen American Jewish sleepaway camps created a Yiddish-themed environment for their campers and counselors as a way of strengthening their Jewish identity. Join us as we speak to Sandra Fox, author of the new book The Jews of Summer: Summer Camp and Jewish Culture in Postwar America, which describes the effect this cultural milieu had on the young Americans who spent their summers there. We’ll also hear what the experience was like from two people who came of age in a Yiddish cultural camp: Filmmaker and musician Josh Waletzky who attended Camp Boiberik for 20 years, and Yiddish singer-actress Joanne Borts who was a camper at Camp Hemshekh for six summers. This event is supported by a generous grant in memory of Rabbi Max Ticktin. |
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Playing Anne Frank in Chicago, New York and Online |
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The Diary of Anne Frank, which debuted on Broadway in 1955 and then later toured the country, was one of the most influential plays of the 20th century, and a life-changing experience for many of those who saw it. It introduced millions of Americans to the Holocaust and its victims. But what did reenacting Anne’s story mean to the people who created and acted in the play or the 1959 film? How did dramatizing her life affect their lives and careers? Who were they? Using archival material and interviews with surviving cast and crew members, Forward executive editor Adam Langer created a podcast to tell a story that’s never been told. Join Adam in conversation with educators, journalists and the actors themselves online and around the country to hear moving and fascinating behind-the-scenes stories. |
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| 4:30 P.M. E.T. 1:30 P.M. P.T. Online |
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When The Diary of Anne Frank toured the U.S. in the 1950s and later was adapted into an Oscar-winning film, it became one of the earliest forms of Holocaust education in America. Join us virtually as Playing Anne Frank creator and host Adam Langer and Dr. Shana Stein of Kean University’s Holocaust Resource Center discuss how the play and the film changed how Americans understood the Jewish experience. |
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| $18 6:30 P.M. CST Skokie, Illinois |
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Chris Jones, editorial page editor and chief theater critic of the Chicago Tribune will chat with Adam Langer, creator of The Forward’s Playing Anne Frank podcast, about the history of the play, which inspired both the podcast and his novel Cyclorama, which was named one of the best novels off 2022 by the Chicago Tribune. Join us at the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center in Skokie, Illinois, for this dynamic conversation about an artistic piece of work which transformed Holocaust education and perception. |
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| 3 P.M. E.T. Noon P.T. NYC & Online |
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What was it like to be among the first to tell the story of The Diary of Anne Frank? Eva Rubinstein and Steve Press, who played Margot Frank and Peter Van Daan in the original Broadway production, and Pauline Hahn, who played Anne Frank on a 1958 American tour, will talk about how the play changed their lives. Their conversation, moderated by Adam Langer, will mark the first time these artists have appeared onstage together in nearly 70 years. |
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| 2 P.M. PT The Contemporary Jewish Museum San Francisco, CA |
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Many Jews use the term “Bad Jew” as a weapon against other members of the community or even against themselves. In Bad Jews, author Emily Tamkin argues that perhaps there is no answer to this timeless question, that throughout American history, Jewish identities have transformed in a variety of ways. The issue of what it means, or doesn’t, to be a Good Jew or a Bad Jew is particularly fraught at this moment, as American Jews feel and fear antisemitism is on the rise. In this book talk, moderated by Laura E. Adkins, Opinion Editor of the Forward, we will explore the profound ways in which American Jewish identities have transformed in the past 100 years. |
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