Monday, April 28, 2008

A Sparrow's Song

On Wedesday, April 3oth, the day before Yom Hashoah (the Holocaust Day of Remembrance), MET will present a staged reading of "A Sparrow's Song," by local playwright Julie Heifetz.

"A Sparrow's Song" is based on the true story of Janusz Korczak, a Jewish writer, physician, educator and director of a Jewish children’s orphanage in Warsaw, Poland before and during the Second World War. Dr. Korczak was beloved by the Polish people, Christians and Jews. When the Nazis came to deport the 200 Jewish children in the orphanage the soldiers recognized Dr. Korczak and offered the opportunity to have his life spared, but Korczak elected to go with his children and was murdered at Treblinka along with them.

Check out the Frederick News Post story for more details about the show and Ms. Heifetz.
The show begins at 7pm and will be followed by a panel discussion. Click here to purchase tickets

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