Janka

Author(s): Oscar Speace
This one-woman play tells the story of playwright Oscar Speace’s mother, who survived the Holocaust and began a new life in the United States. Having left behind her painful past, Janka chose not to speak of her experiences again, but a letter discovered after her death reveals what she and her family endured at the hands of the Nazis during World War II.
Format:One-woman play

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Nationality of Author:U.S.
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