The Paper Brigade
Date:
Wednesday (in 66 days)
October 21 at 8:00 in the evening
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This is a musical drama about the "Paper Brigade" — a group of people who risked their lives in the Vilna Ghetto to secretly save Jewish manuscripts and cultural values from Nazi destruction. The play presents a powerful musical where historical events intertwine with authentic songs written directly in the ghetto. The production explores themes of courage, creativity, and faith in the saving power of words.
When a Great Light Ignites from the Page
A musical drama telling the extraordinary story of the Paper Brigade, who risked their lives to save the spiritual treasures of the Jewish people in the heart of the Vilna Ghetto under the watchful eyes of the Nazis. Abraham Sutzkever, Shmerke Kaczerginski, and a group of creators and fighters known as the “Paper Brigade” risked their lives day after day to smuggle, rescue, and hide rare Jewish cultural treasures—manuscripts, works of art, books, and songs—before they vanished from the world.
A powerful musical production directed by Ohad Chitman, featuring an emotional musical with songs written in Vilna that have remained forever in the soundtrack of Jewish memory: Still, Still, Under Your White Stars, On the Path Stands a Tree. A human drama about courage, creativity, and faith in the power of words to bring hope.
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The play is performed in Hebrew with accompaniment of songs in Yiddish.
