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‘Etty’

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Mt. Lebanon Public Library, in cooperation with the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, Classrooms without Borders and South Hills Jewish Pittsburgh, presents “Etty,” a 50-minute play drawn from the diaries of Etty Hillesum, a young Dutch Jewish woman searching for the meaning of her life and all life during Nazi occupation.

In the midst of two separate love affairs, she “happens upon” prayer, discovers a reality that she calls God, and opens herself to the power of being fully alive and present, bearing witness, even to the catastrophe unfolding around her. Etty speaks directly to the audience, frankly and with compassion as she wrestles with life and love. In the second half, actress and playwright Susan Stein propels the conversation into the present. Stein gives life to Etty’s wish to “have a bit of a say” in what she hoped would be a new world. The play ends with a post-performance discussion that will foster dialogue about social justice, human rights, genocide, women, writing as resistance and ethical dilemmas.

The performance, set for 7 p.m. Nov. 27 at the library, is free and open to the public, but due to the subject matter of the play, attendees should be age 14 and older.

To learn more, visit www.ettyplay.org.

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