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 Anna Hanusová (right) and Helga Kinsky
Brundibár in Ueberlingen, 2005  Hommage à Brundibár. Thomas Rietschel interviewing the "Girls from Room 28", Sxhwerin 2004.  Ela Weissberger and Paul Aron Sandfort in Spindlermuehle, Czech Republic 2006
Erika Eller (actress) with Hester and Hannelore Wonschick, Berlin, Rathaus Schöneberg, 2005
Spindlermuehle, 2006
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Room 28 Projects offers a wide spectrum of activities in the context of the exhibition The Girls from Room 28, L 410, Theresienstadt and of Brundibár performances—readings, concerts, conversations with the witnesses, lectures, and more.
Room 28 Projects addresses schools, theatres, and all those institutions and persons that look into contemporary history with a focus on the Holocaust or on Jewish and European history and culture. It is also relevant for any organization that deals with ethical issues and strives to impart knowledge, especially to young people. The subject matter is complex and multifaceted, illuminating a diverse range of aspects— historical, artistic, cultural, ethical, and educational. Therefore, it can be woven into manifold similarly-oriented activities.
Recent activities Readings from the book Die Mädchen von Zimmer 28, and conversations with the “girls from Room 28.” Guided tours with the witnesses and conversations with young students. Lecture and discussion abut the “Ghetto” Theresienstadt along with presentation of visual and audio-documents. The children of Brundibár: Recollections of the Brundibár performances in Theresienstadt with some of the “girls from Room 28” and other survivors. To the left: Ela Weissberger, who played the cat in the Theresienstadt performance of Brundibár and Paul Aron Sandfort, who played the trumpet in this performance. He has composed a marvelous melodram, based on his poem "Nachschub" [I would translate it into: Hunger], staged in Theresienstadt in 2002 and in Berlin, 2007; a concert of "musica reanimata' and directed by Winfried Radeke. Class-Play of the Waldorf-School Hamburg-Wandsbek. On July 16, 2006, the students of 8a of the Rudolf Steiner School in Hamburg Wandsbek (aged 14) staged a play about the fate and life of the children in the ghetto Theresienstadt. It was based on the story of "The Girls from Room 28" along with other sources such as the documents from the young boys from Room 1 who had produced their own magazin, Vedem. The students developed their own play, under the guidance of their teacher Dr. Ulrich Kaiser.
Concerts in corporation with musicians and organisations. Left: Walter Zoller, pianist, playing "Brundibar" at the annual meeting in Spindlermuehle, September 2006, with pianist Edith Kraus from Jerusalem.
In cooperation with artists and organisations A Legacy of Theresienstadt. Viktor Ullmann and the paintings by the artist Dessa. In the Jewish Museum Westfalen, Dorsten, Thomas Ridder introduced the life and music of the composer Viktor Ullmann and presented his second piano sonata while showing the art-work of Dessa, whose paintings are inspired by this composition. More:: Dessa Link: http://www.dessa-art.com/main.html
Songs from the Theresienstadt Cabaret (Leo Strauss, Ilse Weber, Walter Lindenbaum, Martin Roman and others). Arrangement and piano: Winfried Radeke (Neukoellner Oper, Berlin). For current activities contact : h.wonschick@room28projects.com
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Their outstanding performance - it was a gripping and amazing production, setting the frame for the following
Brundibár - performance, all done by these kids - won the
Bertini-prize, which was awarded January 2007 in Hamburg.