Etty

Portrait photograph of Etty Hillesum. Etty is a touring one-woman theatrical play based on the diaries and letters of Etty Hillesum, adapted and performed by Susan Stein.

Using only Etty Hillesum's words, Susan Stein's adaptation brings us to 1943 when Etty, a young Jewish woman, is about to be deported out of Holland. As she prepares for the three day journey eastward, she digs deeper into her soul to understand this piece of history and root out any hatred or bitterness, believing that humanity is the best and only solution for survival. Etty's words, insights and beliefs reach out from the Holocaust and allow us to see the power of hope and individual thought in the most extreme circumstances. In her gentle yet forthright way, Etty asks us not to leave her at Auschwitz but to let her have a bit of say in what she hopes will be a new world.

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events
Date Location Description
2008-Nov-25 20:00 to 21:15 The Etty Hillesum Research Centre (EHOC) 2008 Congress, Ghent University, Ghent, BE. map Performance of Etty at the EHOC 2008 Congress. Open to attendees of the 2008 Congress.
2008-Nov-30 19:00 Etty Hillesum Centrum, Deventer, Overijssel, NL - map Performance of Etty. Open to the public.
2009-Jan-13 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm. Anne Frank Center USA, 38 Crosby Street, 5th floor, New York, NY, US - map Performance of Etty. Open to the public. Free.
2009-Mar-17 07:00 pm. Arvilla E. Diver Memorial Library, 136 Main Street, Schaghticoke, NY, US - map Performance of Etty followed by an Q&A session. Open to the public. Free.

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