Living an hour after Hitler
50 ₪
Monodrama presenting the story of Holocaust survivor Nah Kliger, as recounted in his book "These Are the Generations of Nah." Artist Itzik Alav embodies the harsh and shaking experience of life in Auschwitz. The performance is intended to convey the horrors and crises of the period to the audience in a revealing manner.
Monodrama presenting the story of Holocaust survivor Nah Kliger, as recounted in his book "These Are the Generations of Nah." Artist Itzik Alav embodies the harsh and shaking experience of life in Auschwitz. The performance is intended to convey the horrors and crises of the period to the audience in a revealing manner.
Living an Hour After Hitler – Monodrama (solo performance) by Itzik Abel
“I survived Auschwitz, not because I was stronger or smarter, but mainly because I was lucky. It’s fate; miracles kept happening to me, one after another, otherwise I wouldn’t have survived.” – Nach Kliger (deceased)
The monodrama is based on the memoir These Are the Generations of Nach, written by Holocaust survivor and journalist Nach Kliger (who passed away in December 2018). It depicts Kliger’s harrowing experience as a teenage prisoner in Auschwitz, from his childhood in the ghetto at age 13, the farewell to his parents, the cramped transport train, the first day in the camp, the freezing barracks, the showers, the arm‑puncture torture, the daily struggle for existence, hunger, punishments, forced labor, nightly dreams of fresh rolls, the first selection, the death march, and finally liberation.
Through a detailed, intense, and unsettling performance, Itzik Abel portrays the nightmarish daily reality of the world’s most infamous extermination camp. The survivor’s graphic and inhuman descriptions allow the audience to experience, for the first time on stage, a microscopic and incomprehensible view of how Kliger managed to survive.
Adaptation, direction, performance, and set/props design: Itzik Abel
Itzik, the son of Holocaust survivor Gimel Abel (deceased), who was also imprisoned in Auschwitz and whose story closely mirrors Kliger’s, grew up hearing these horror tales. He decided to bring them to the stage in memory of his father, using Nach Kliger’s narrative.
Credit: Avi Ninio
