Ann Kirschner

Join the Remember the Women Institute for their annual Yom HaShoah event, Women, Theater, and the Holocaust. Learn more about the event and see how to get involved!

Based on the book Sala's Gift by Ann Kirschner, 'Letters to Sala' tells the remarkable true story of a young girl's survival in wartime Germany during which she spent five years in seven different Nazi labor camps and collected over 350 letters. Sala Garncarz kept her secret for over 50 years, concealing her incredible history in a box. Everything changes when Sala reveals the letters to her grown daughter. The family must decide whether to keep these personal mementos that detail their struggles through a horrific time or share them with the world. This incredibly important, powerful, and moving play runs April 21 - 30 at the McCoy Center for the Arts, 100 West Dublin-Granville Rd., New Albany, OH 43054. Tickets can be purchased in advance at cbusarts.com or at the door.

LETTERS TO SALA, Arlene Hutton's stirring drama about a New York family coming to grips with the sudden disclosure of its matriarch's hidden Holocaust past will have two concert performances on May 15 at 12 P.M. and 3:30 P.M. at the Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust.

The late spring and summer programming schedule at the Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust has been announced. The diverse season includes programs presented in conjunction with the Museum's new special exhibition, Stitching History From the Holocaust. The schedule includes music, theater, talks, films, and family programs.

The stage and television actress Kathryn Kates will play the title role in 'Letters to Sala,' Arlene Hutton's stirring drama about a New York woman's hidden Holocaust past. Lynn Cohen was previously announced to portray Sala Garncarz, who kept her story of survival from seven Nazi labor camps hidden from her family for nearly 50 years.

Lynn Cohen ("Sex in the City" and "The Hunger Games") has been cast in the title role of "Letters to Sala," Arlene Hutton's stirring drama about a New York family coming to grips with the sudden disclosure of its matriarch's hidden Holocaust past.  Co-produced by The Journey Company and F.A.B. Women@TBG, "Letters to Sala" will have its New York premiere at the TBG Theatre, 312 West 36th Street, in a three-week engagement from October 3 to 18.  Directed by Eric Nightengale, "Letters to Sala" will also feature Alice Jankell and Laura Kamin who represent the family's second and third generation survivors.

The next edition of METROFOCUS features some of the best segments from the past months beginning with an in-depth report on the coming Cornell NYC Tech campus on Roosevelt Island.