Overview
The Diary of Anne Frank is an impassioned drama about the real lives of eight Jews hiding for two years from the Nazis in a concealed storage annex in Amsterdam, capturing their daily existence - their fears, loneliness, hope, laughter, and grief. The Drama Club held question and answer sessions following each of the performances. These “Talk-Back Sessions” were led by facilitators, including Bonnie Abrams, Director of the Center for Holocaust Awareness and Information (CHAI) from the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester. She is the daughter of two Auschwitz Concentration Camp survivors. On Sunday, Steven Hess facilitated. Born in Amsterdam in 1938 (where Anne Frank is set), Hess was aided by the firm where his father worked. His parents had moved to Holland from Germany to escape Nazi persecution, much like the inhabitants of the “secret annex.” After the Nazi invasion of Holland, Steven, his parents and twin sister were transported to Westerbork and eventually to Bergen Belsen during the period 1942-1945. They were liberated by Russian troops while on a train transport en route to an Eastern European extermination camp. The family eventually returned to Holland, and immigrated to the United States on January 1, 1947.
Extras!
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