They were unable to speak for themselves. Rabbi Burstein shared, “It is a great privilege to be in any way associated with the memory of the 6 million kedoshim.
Forty one years later, the annual production is ongoing, capably run by Holocaust Studies Director Rabbi Shmuel Burstein since 2002. The annual Holocaust production was the brainchild of former long-time Yavneh principal Rabbi Eugene Kwalwasser in 1977. The students served as scriptwriters, scenery designers, videographers and stage hands, as well as actors. All 115 students in the class took part in the production of “I Have Lived a Thousand Lives” by Livia Bitton-Jackson. Yavneh Academy, currently celebrating its 75th anniversary, presented a Holocaust production written and performed by its 2018 graduating class in two performances on Thursday, May 10.
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