Etty February 2, 2011

Adapted from Etty Hillesum’s letters and diaries and performed by Susan Stein

Post-performance discussion with director Austin Pendleton, and actress Susan Stein, and Prof. Gerd Korman, Cornell University, and child survivor of the Kinder Transport

Etty, a bright young Jewish woman in Amsterdam, documented her insights while facing Nazi brutality. This one-hour play explores her dire ethical dilemmas and struggle to maintain her faith in humanity on the eve of deportation.

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