“A theater in the ghetto?”

Read the following testimony of Abraham Sutzkever from the Vilnius Ghetto.

Why was Abraham Sutzkever amazed to hear the suggestion to create a theater in the ghetto?

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“The young director Wieskind invited me to a meeting with Jewish actors. There is a plan to create a theater in the ghetto.
I looked at him with amazement:
- A theater in the ghetto?
- Yes – Wieskind confirmed […] we will establish a theater to encourage the hearts and bring joy to the ghetto.”

Abraham Sutzkever, Vilnius Ghetto, Lithuania

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