You are cordially invited to a staged reading of Der Nes in Geto (The Miracle in the Warsaw Ghetto) by H. Leyvick

Wednesday, April 23, 2025
7:00 p.m.
The Auditorium of The Jewish Theological Seminary
In Person at JTS
3080 Broadway (at 122nd Street)
New York City

In observance of Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene and Jewish Theological Seminary will present a reading of the inspiring play Der Nes in Geto (The Miracle in the Warsaw Ghetto), which was written and produced in New York in the autumn of 1944, just 18 months after the historic Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. This play brought a ray of hope through the story of the brave Jewish women and men who fought against all odds, beginning on the eve of Passover, with the message “We Are Here!”

in Yiddish with English translation supertitles
Directed by Matthew “Motl” Didner
Introduction by Professor Edna Nahson

List of performers to come.

This program is made possible through a generous grant from Abby Joseph Cohen. 

About the National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene (NYTF)

The National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene (NYTF) is the world’s longest-consecutively producing Yiddish theatre company. Their mission is to preserve and celebrate the vibrant Yiddish experience through the performing arts. NYTF bridges divides, dramatizes the Jewish journey, educates future artists and audiences, and strengthens cultural identity.