Better Don’t Talk!

Author(s): Naava Piatka
Using the songs, stories, and comedy that her uncle created with her mother in the concentration camps, Naava Piatka performs a one-person show based on the experiences of her mother, Chayela Rosenthal, during the Holocaust. Reliving a life of theatre during the war, the show celebrates the spirit of comedy and hope in the face of real life horror of the Holocaust.
Format:One-woman musical memoir

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Nationality of Author:U.S. | South African
Tags: family, experiences

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