The Social Action Committee is delighted to invite Stephen Wise Free Synagogue members to a special preview of the new musical “The Sound” β written by Stephen Wise members Charlotte Cohn and Jason Odell Williams and directed by Cohn β at the Museum of Jewish HeritageΒ β A Living Memorial to the Holocaust.. Based on true events and featuring Tony Award winner Debbie Gravitte, this uplifting musical about courage, hope, and never forgetting our past tells the story of an aging Holocaust survivor who speaks to a young American woman about his harrowing escape from Denmark to Sweden as a boy during World War II.
Based on true events and featuring Tony Award winner Debbie Gravitte, this uplifting musical about courage, hope, and never forgetting our past tells the story of an aging Holocaust survivor who speaks to a young American woman about his harrowing escape from Denmark to Sweden as a boy during World War II. With help from a magical entity, he recounts the day that the Nazis decided to round up the Danish Jews for concentration camp assignment in the fall of 1943, and how his family raced to elude capture by hiding in a fishing boat traveling to Sweden β and freedom β across The Sound.
This play is recommended for ages 9 and up. Please note that registration isΒ free of chargeΒ through the Museum of Heritage website!
Category: Social Justice, Musical Events