“an enthralling, stirring, tale”
The New York Times

Jan Cartwright

7 AWARDS OF THE ISRAELI
FILM ACADEMY

March 1
7:00 PM
Birmingham 8

Best Film, Best Director,
Best Screenplay

FAMILY HAMANTASHEN BAKE
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Make the goodies sidesaddle with
local chef, Annabel Cohen
and take ‘em home to bake!
Fun for the whole family!

THE WHOLE MEGILLAH
Wednesday, March 23rd
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Make some noise & stomp your feet!

Members of the cast of The Diary of Anne Frank: Gary Weinstein, Connor Green,
Laurel Stroud, Amy Cassell, Dorne Lefere, Madison Krumins, Nancy Cooper and
Jared Kovacs.

It has become a message that needs
to be shared.”
Assistant Director Kristi Schwartz
of Canton said, “We all left in
silence. While we were all horrified
with reliving the tragedy, sharing
that experience bound us together
like a family.”
Annie Schunior of Dearborn, 25,
who plays Miep Gies, explained:
“When we went to the Holocaust
Center, our guide described a Jewish
belief that if even just one person is
saved, then you’ve succeeded. And
Otto Frank survived. One life. But a
triumph nonetheless. If they hadn’t
gone into hiding when they did,
who’s to say they all wouldn’t have
been killed? Maybe Anne’s diary
would never have been salvaged.
Maybe the story of these eight peo-
ple would have been lost forever.”
Amy Cassell, 23, of Detroit, who
plays Anne, was deeply moved by
her previous visit to the Frank house
in Amsterdam: “I can actually pic-
ture the cramped living quarters. I
remember seeing the bookcase and
feeling especially confronted.”
She feels strongly that this play
“will be relevant forever because of
the themes of family and growing
up, but also because history does
repeat itself. I think it’s important
to always remember the Holocaust,
especially as similar atrocities are
occurring around the world right
now.”
Connor Green, 19, of Farmington
plays Peter Van Daan. The Holocaust

center visit resonated with him
because it reinforced the theme of
isolation.
“Throughout my life, I can recount
many, many times where I felt com-
pletely and utterly alone with no
escape,” he says. “Like Peter and the
rest of the annex members, life can
feel difficult to impossible if there is
no escape from the same mundane
life, no sentiment from the outside
world. To feel utterly alone in this
world can be the most horrendous
feeling.”
Perhaps the youngest cast mem-
ber, Madison Krumins, 16, of
Waterford, who plays Margot Frank,
summed it up best: “The story of
Anne Frank is important to remem-
ber especially in today’s world
because it gives us an up-close and
personal look at people who are per-
secuted.
“Politics tend to dehumanize and
desensitize death, and the only way
we can break that view of the world
is through compassion. There are
many people in the world today
being persecuted, not unlike how the
Jews and many others were in World
War II. There are Anne Franks still
today.”

There’s a ROUNDUP of events planned for this holiday…
Don’t miss a single one, Pardner!

To learn more about these events and
the mission of the BJC, go to
birminghamjewishconnection.org

Cowboy-style buffet, live entertainment,
photo-ops, family-friendly, Megillah
reading, “mitzvah-mania” and much more!

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The show includes 12 performances through
March 5. Tickets are available online at
farmingtonplayers.org or by contacting the Barn
box office at (248) 553-2955 or boxoffice@
farmingtonplayers.org. (248) 553-2955.

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