8 Nights of Eight Nights: Proceeds to benefit HIAS
Tuesday, November 19, 2019 | 7:30 pm
Rehearsal Room
Lawrence Family JCC
“8 Nights of Eight Nights” is a series of staged readings of Eight Nights, a new play by Jennifer Maisel, on 8 different nights in 8 different cities, to raise funds and awareness for HIAS in the wake of the Tree of Life shooting in Pittsburgh, and to stand with all those who are persecuted on the basis of race or religion the world over.
EIGHT NIGHTS tells the story of the lives that inhabit an apartment from 1949 to 2016. Rebecca, a young Holocaust survivor and refugee, is finally free to start anew in the United States, as she confronts the past that haunts her, alongside her father, husband, friends, daughter and granddaughter. The play takes place over the eight nights of Chanukah, spanning eight decades of Rebecca’s life, gracefully weaving together heart-aching moments with dark yet life-affirming humor.
The play touches upon not only the story of Jewish Holocaust survivors, but also that of interned Japanese citizens, the trauma mirrored in the African-American community, the current Syrian crisis and the global refugee experience.
The performance will be followed by a Talkback panel, featuring the playwright Jennifer Maisel, along with Etleva Bejko, the Director of Refugee Resettlement for Jewish Family Services in San Diego. Etleva manages JFS’s affiliation with HIAS and has years of experience resettling refugees in San Diego. She helped to launch the JFS Migrant Shelter for asylum-seekers which has already supported over 19,000 individuals—mostly women and children.
Seating: General Admission | Seat Map A | JCC Rehearsal Room
Tickets: Standard $18 | JCC Members $15
8 Nights of Eight Nights: Proceeds to benefit HIAS
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