The production recalls the life and wartime experiences of Polish Jewish poet Julian Tuwim, who was born and lived in Łódź.
A performative reading will be presented by actors from Warsaw’s Polski Theatre, including Anna Cieślak, Ewa Makomaska, Dominik Łoś and Tomasz Błasiak.
On Sunday, the Nowy Theatre will stage a monodrama titled The Queen of Corn, performed by Katarzyna Tarkowska-Żogała.
The play tells the true story of Mira Ledowska, née Krum, who survived World War II as a child. It recounts her memories of life in a Jewish ghetto and months spent hiding with her family in the basement of a mill during the German occupation of Poland.
A concert titled Melodies of Generations is scheduled for Monday at the Nowy Theatre.
The performance will trace decades of Polish-Jewish history through popular Polish songs and traditional Yiddish music, presented in contemporary arrangements blending jazz, classical and Jewish musical traditions.
Performers include Katarzyna Dąbrowska, Olivia Ohl-Szulik, Jakub Szydłowski and the Tomasz Bielski Jazz Orchestra.
The Days of Remembrance programme will also feature workshops, meetings and multimedia events for children and young people.
Educational activities will take place at institutions including the Museum of the City of Łódź, the Museum of Independence Traditions and the Marek Edelman Dialogue Centre.
Organisers said the goal is to deepen historical understanding and promote values of empathy, responsibility and respect for life.
On Monday, January 27, local authorities, Holocaust survivors and residents of Łódź will mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Observances will be held at venues including the Marek Edelman Dialogue Centre and will feature virtual-reality interviews with Holocaust survivors, an animated film by Jakub Goldstein about life in the wartime Łódź Ghetto, and a discussion with children of survivors focusing on memory, legacy and coping with trauma, Polish state news agency PAP reported.
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Source: PAP