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Testament: The Diary of Bella Berliner

September 7, 2016 @ 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm

Free

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The great grandmother of Colorado Chamber Players director Barbara Hamilton was in hiding during the Nazi occupation of Holland, 1942-1945, and she survived WW II. Bella hid in Utrecht, Zeist and Amsterdam; after the war, she emigrated to the USA via Sweden, and was re-united with her family in St. Louis.  She was helped by the Dutch Resistance.

Bella Berliner’s wartime diary, translated by family members from German to English, shows poignant insights into the plight of Jews during the Holocaust. Music by some of Bella’s favorite composers (Mozart, Bach, Chopin, Weber and Brahms) is combined with excerpts from Bella’s diary, read by Colorado Shakespeare actor Mare Trevathan.  Slides of the era and historical information accompany the music, performed by Barbara Hamilton, viola and Andrew Cooperstock, piano.

Trevathan, Hamilton, Cooperstock
Trevathan, Hamilton, Cooperstock
Bella Berliner and family, c. 1936
Bella Berliner and family, c. 1936

 

Barbara Hamilton, Viola
Mare Trevathan, Actor
Andrew Cooperstock, Piano

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Date:
September 7, 2016
Time:
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm
Cost:
Free
Website:
http://www.coloradochamberplayers.org/event/testament-the-diary-of-bella-berliner/

Organizer

Thornton Senior Center
Phone:
303-255-7850
Email:
jenny.ressl@cityofthornton.net

Venue

Thornton Senior Center
9471 Dorothy Blvd.
Thornton, CO 80229 United States
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Phone:
303-255-7850
Website:
www.coloradochamberplayers.org

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