Dear Safranim, Perhaps you would be interested to watch a theater performance uniquely created at the University of Florida based on selections from the holdings of the Price Library of Judaica.
A Handful Of Leaves: Immigrant Stories is a devised theater piece, directed by Kevin Marshall, professor at the UF School of Theater + Dance, performed by UF students, and accompanied by audio-visuals created by the Digital Worlds Institute. The production focuses on the incredible stories of Dr. Emanuel Merdinger and Leah Stupniker, and explores moments in the lives of these individuals, based on their memoirs and journals. The show was created to highlight the importance of personal artifacts, and to connect potential donors of these artifacts with the library system at the University of Florida. We attempt to use these stories to illustrate their importance in understanding the history and experience of immigration to the United States. The show is streamed live every evening from 7.30-9.00pm (EST), here: http://digitalworlds.ufl.edu/handfulofleaves/index.html The works that inspired the production include the scarce publication "Komets-'alim le-zekher Le'ah Stupniker" (http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00103481/00001) and an unpublished memoir of a Holocaust survivor, Dr. Emanuel Merdinger (http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00004966/00001). Best wishes, Rebecca ---------- Dr. Rebecca Jefferson Head, Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica Library West George A. Smathers Libraries University of Florida Gainesville, FL. 32611-7010 Phone: (352) 273-2650 Fax: (352) 392-8118 http://uflib.ufl.edu/judaica/ http://ufdc.ufl.edu/iufjudaica
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