For Immediate Release
Contact: TheJTNY@gmail.com or 212.494.0050
The Spread of anti-Semitism in Europe Reaches Alarming Proportions. Do You Care?
Sixty-seven years after the Holocaust, The Jewish Theater of New York explores today's Germany in I Sleep in Hitler’s Room: An American Jew Visits Germany, a publication that was initially censored in Germany.
UPDATE: I Sleep in Hitler's Room was finally released in Germany under the title Allein unter Deutschen by Suhrkamp Verlag in Berlin. Date: December 10, 2012
In addition, we are proud to share with our audiences that our NY show, The Last Virgin, was produced this season by The National Theater of Luxembourg to great acclaim, and all performances were sold out. "The Last Virgin" has been playing in various European cities for the last ten years.
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The Theatrical Reading of "I Sleep in Hitler's Room" took place at the Triad Theater (details HERE) in NYC in 2012 and will be moving to the stage for scheduled performances in 2013.
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REDEFINING THEATER THROUGH LITERATURE: OVERSEAS TOUR 2013
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At a time when anti-Semitism is an issue most of us don't want to deal with -- either because we think it doesn't exist or because we fault Israel for it – The Jewish Theater of New York (JTNY) announces the availability of the book I Sleep in Hitler's Room: An American Jew Visits Germany, a scathingly factual document about the alarming rate of anti-Semitism in today's Germany, written by Tuvia Tenenbom, artistic director of the JTNY.
Tuvia, who is also a columnist for the ZEIT (Germany's most influential paper), was commissioned by German publisher Rowohlt to write a book about present-day Germany. Travelling for almost six months throughout the country, and visiting close to 40 cities, Tuvia discovered that the majority of Germans, knowingly or subconsciously, still harbor anti-Semitic views. In addition, in a land where the legal system imposes mandatory jail sentences for denying the Holocaust, Tuvia discovered neo-Nazi clubs that not only deny the Holocaust but also advocate the killing of all Jews today. Rowohlt, one of the largest German publishers, promptly censored the book, claiming that the existence of neo-Nazi clubs is not an issue the public cares to know about. The JTNY, in response, has made the book available in English. I Sleep in Hitler's Room: An American Jew Visits Germany is available as paperback on Amazon.com, and as an eBook for the Kindle, iPad and Nook.
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For details about "The Last Virgin" in Luxembourg, including pix & a trailer video, please click HERE.
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The JTNY welcomes enquiries from the media. If you would like the book to be sent/emailed to you, please call 212.494.0050 or email TheJTNY@gmail.com
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For Reviews of "I Sleep in Hitler's Room" click HERE
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For a sample review of "The Last Virgin" in Luxembourg, click HERE.
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