The Full Credits

 

Written, Produced, Directed, and Photographed by

Oren Rudavsky

 

Written and Edited by

Zelda Greenstein

 

Animation by

Joel Orloff and Jazzmen Lee Johnson

 

Original Music by

Olivier Manchon and Clare Manchon

 

Associate Producer and Assistant Editor

Clare Redden

 

Assistant Editor

Nikita Liamzine

 

Colorist

Ken Sirulnick

 

Graphics

Andrew Roberts

 

Sound Mix

Evan Benjamin

 

Sound Recording

Alex Goldberg

Additional Photography

David Leitner

Multicam Shoot

Tom Ragan Films

 

Editing Consultant

Michael Chomet

 

Additional Sound

Eli Rudavsky

 

Assistant Animator

Dom Lounds

Riley Thompson

 

This Film was made Possible through

the Generous Support of

 Executive Producers

Heidi and Richard Rieger

The Scharf Family

The Schneider-Lesser Foundation

Jane and Mark Wilf

 

Producers

Alzheimer’s Foundation of America - Bert Brodsky, Chairman  

Helen and Sol Krawitz Holocaust Memorial Fund

Leir Charitable Foundations

UJA-Federation of New York

 

Co-Producers  

Staci and John Barber

Lois Deutsch and Mark Weintraub

Rosemary and Stuart C. Kaplan

Patti Kenner - Indian Trail Charitable Foundation

Simona and Scott Krawitz

The children of Edith Kurzweil—in loving memory of their mother

Carol and Jerry Levin

Michael S. Lubin

Ilse Melamid

Robert H. Scheibe

Jean and Raymond V.J. Schrag

Lauren and Hanan Simhon

Carol and Steven Tepper

Nell and Victor Wyler

 

Witness Theater Site Staff

Selfhelp Social Work Supervisor

Fran Tarshish

 

Selfhelp Social Worker

Halley Goldberg

Drama Therapist/Director

Sally Shatzkes

 

Project and Production Assistant

Jeanne Franco

 
 

Witness Theater Participants

 

Holocaust Survivors

Claudine Barbot

Ernest Biederman

Eazek Blum

Agnes Friedman

Khana Kuperman

Aron Tambor

Cipora Tambor

Elizeveta Vigonskaia

Students

Shelly Alkadaa

Ricky Aboutboul

Samantha Chabot

Sarali Cohen

Deborah Coopersmith

Frida Eskenazy

Sheila Franco

Amanda Heskiel

Diana Hoffstein

Mimi Lazerowitz

Isaac Levi

Suzy Mosseri

Abie Rosow

Estelle Saad

Max Shemtob

Jane Zakay

 

Selfhelp Documentary Team

Stuart Kaplan

Hanan Simhon

Lois Deutsch

Adeena Horowitz

Eve Udesky

Elizabeth Lynn

  

Archival Footage and Photographs
 

Critical Past

Filmoteka Narodowa

Gasul Family

Global ImageWorks

Imperial War Museum

Library of Congress

National Archives & Records Administration

National Institute for Holocaust Documentation

Eli Schaap

Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

James Vogel

Witness Theater Participants’ Personal Photo Collections

Music

Air To Air Aiini Taqtiru (My Eyes Weep)

Written by Osvaldo Golijov

Performed by Clare Manchon & Olivier Manchon

Courtesy of Concord Music Publishing/ Boosey & Hawkes

 

Flow

Written and Performed by Paul Michael Harris

Courtesy of Audio Network

 

Arab Riots

Written and Performed by Clare Manchon & Olivier Manchon

Courtesy of Babella Family Publishing, ASCAP

 

Aliyah (Piano)

Written and Performed by Clare Manchon & Olivier Manchon

Courtesy of Babella Family Publishing, ASCAP

 

Morning Light

Written and Performed by David Michael & Lee Pomeroy

Courtesy of Audio Network

Chicken Dance

Written and Performed by Clare Manchon & Olivier Manchon

Courtesy of Babella Family Publishing, ASCAP

 

Youth

Written and Performed by Clare Manchon & Olivier Manchon

Courtesy of Babella Family Publishing, ASCAP

 

Balfour

Written and Performed by Clare Manchon & Olivier Manchon

Courtesy of Babella Family Publishing, ASCAP

 

Resolution

Written and Performed by Clare Manchon & Olivier Manchon

Courtesy of Babella Family Publishing, ASCAP

 

Filmed With Emotion

Written and Performed by Andreas Georgallis, Ben Ziapour, Jason Pedder, Tim Reily

Courtesy of Audio Network

K’Li Zemer - Rikkudim (Dances)

Written and Performed by Robert Starer

Courtesy of Keiser Southern Music and Naxos

 

Thoughts

Written and Performed by David Michael & Lee Pomeroy

Courtesy of Audio Network

 

Buenos Aires Tango

Written by Jean Grobler

Courtesy of The Diner

 

Klezmer Rondos

Written and Performed by Paul Schoenfield

Courtesy of Paul Schoenfield and Naxos

 

Bearded Lady

Written and Performed by David O’Brien

Courtesy of Audio Network

 

 

Quick Stick 2

Written and Performed by Lincoln Grounds

Courtesy of Audio Network

 

Quick Sticks 4

Written and Performed by Lincoln Grounds

Courtesy of Audio Network

 

Canzonetta

Written and Performed by Jacob Weinberg

Courtesy of Naxos and Keiser Southern Music

 

Lullaby & Doina For Flute, Clarinet, Double Bass, & String Quartet - Lullaby

Written by Osvaldo Golijov

Performed by St. Lawrence String Quartet - Todd Palmer, Tara Helen O’Connor, Mark Dresser & Ying Quartet

Courtesy of Concord Music Publishing/ Boosey & Hawkes

 

Aron Fishing

Written and Performed by Clare Manchon & Olivier Manchon

Courtesy of Babella Family Publishing, ASCAP

Quelle est Cette Odeur 2

Arranged by Jonathan Girling

Courtesy of Audio Network

 

Illusionist

Written and Performed by David O’Brien

Courtesy of Audio Network

 

Saygun Op. 31

Written by Solen Dikener

Performed by Clare Manchon & Olivier Manchon

Courtesy of Solen Dikener

 

Zichron (Viola)

Written and Performed by Clare Manchon & Olivier Manchon

Courtesy of Babella Family Publishing, ASCAP

 

First Aliyah (Piano)

Written and Performed by Clare Manchon & Olivier Manchon

Courtesy of Babella Family Publishing, ASCAP

 

The Dreams & Prayers Of Isaac The Blind - Teneramente, Ruvido, Presto

Written by Osvaldo Golijov

Performed by St. Lawrence String Quartet - Todd Palmer, Tara Helen O’Connor, Mark Dresser & Ying Quartet

Courtesy of Concord Music Publishing/ Boosey & Hawkes

 

Inscriptions for String Quartet: I.B.S.

Written by Osvaldo Golijov

Performed by St. Lawrence String Quartet- Todd Palmer, Tara Helen O’Connor, Mark Dresser & Ying Quartet

Courtesy of Concord Music Publishing/ Boosey & Hawkes

 

Newsreel Witness

Written and Performed by Clare Manchon & Olivier Manchon

Courtesy of Babella Family Publishing, ASCAP

 

Gazing

Written and Performed by Patrick Hawes

Courtesy of Audio Network

 

Gazing (5)

Written and Performed by Patrick Hawes

Courtesy of Audio Network

 

Special Thanks To

The Abraham Joshua Heschel School

The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany

JDC Eshel

Jewish Communal Fund

Marlene Meyerson JCC of Manhattan

Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust

Heidi and Richard Rieger

The Staff of Selfhelp Community Services

UJA-Federation of New York

Yarden Smith Family Fund

Yeshivah of Flatbush Joel Braverman High School

Larry Abramsky

Diane Bacher

Staci Barber

Rosa Blum

Debrah Lee Charatan

Edward B. Cohen

Helen Cooper

Amanda Crater

Ezra Dagan

Irit Dagan

Menachem Daum

Ben Feldman

Maggie Gad

Brian Gelfand

Yvette Green

Jessica Greenbaum

David Greenstein

Yonah Greenstein

Jessica Gribetz

Nadine Habousha

Stefanie Halpern

Rosemary Kaplan

Judy Katz

Patti Kenner

Simona and Scott Krawitz

Dr. Michael Lesser

Katie Lesser

Rabbi Joy Levitt

Bruce Levy

Toby Levy

Nick Levitin

Michael S. Lubin

Jed Markus

Ilse Melamid

Andrea Miller

Ramon Rivera Moret

Joseph Pariente

Sherry Perlman

Miguel Ramirez

Ed Robbins

Andrea Roberts

Gwen Rodriguez

Lauren Rosenkranz

Rosie Rudavsky

Nava Saad

Doris Schechter

Richard Scharf

Robert Scheibe

Cut Katie Schneider

Mindy Schneider

Raymond V.J.Schrag

Jan Schwartz

Valerie Schweitzer

Daniel Shatzkes

Lilian Sicular

Gideon Taylor

Ilana Trachtman

Sue Vaccaro

Jenny Velarde - Ragan

Morgen Warner

Dr. Ruth Westheimer

Evelyn Wolff

Megan Whitman

Vital Zajka

After  the conclusion of Witness Theater, the survivors and students have continued to nurture their special friendships.

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