Few practitioners of fiction would dare to set a romance in a concentration camp. Steal a pencil for me first edition by jaap polak, ina soep. A private presentation of excerpts from steal a pencil for me will take place at the national opera center at the home of opera america, on 29th street and 7th avenue on thursday, january 16th at 7. By bob fisher steal a pencil for me takes the audience on a journey with jack polak and ina soep, who were born and raised in amsterdam, holland. At a birthday party in amsterdam, jack, an unassuming accountant, meets ina, a 20yearold beauty from a wealth. Details include the date it was added to netflix in the usa, any known expiry dates and new episodesseasons, the ratings and cast etc. There is an unforgettable moment when jack and ina are surrounded by friends and family at their 60th wedding anniversary celebration. Under ordinary circumstances, the love affair documented in steal a pencil for me would still be suffused with emotion, brimming with marital and extramarital intrigue, incredible coincidence, and a passion that transcends obstacles great and small. Steal a pencil for me takes the audience on a journey with jack polak and ina soep, who were born and raised in amsterdam, holland. Steal a pencil for me filmmaker site learn more about the film, read publicity materials and view archival material and photos taken from 1942 to 1945 in nazioccupied. Steal a pencil for me ticket purchasing information to purchase steal a pencil for me tickets, first choose a show date and then click the link titled find your seats. Steal a pencil for me is a compelling documentary feature film by academy award nominee michele ohayon about the power of love and the ability of humankind to rise above unimaginable suffering. Michele ohayon born 1968 is a film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for the academy awardnominated feature documentary film, colors straight up 1997, cowboy del amor 2005, steal a pencil for me 2007 and cristina 2016. Nov 09, 2007 i was in the camps with my wife and my girlfriend, says the 93yearold holocaust survivor jack polak in michele ohayons documentary steal a pencil for me.
Steal a pencil for me by michele ohayon michele ohayon, jack. Steal a pencil for mefeature article in newmusicbox. Steal a pencil for me 2007 a hollander shares barracks with both his wife and his mistress in a nazi concentration camp during world war ii. I highly recommend this book as an adjunct to the the dvd. In 2000 they published these letters, in a book entitled steal a pencil for me. Although wodtke indeed aims mostly at small business people, i found her book inspiring for thinking about communication in and about science in different way. Paperback verified purchase this is an excellent documentary about two people who fall in love in a concentration camp. Love letters from camp bergenbelsen and westerbork, symbolism steal a pencil for me. Before you attend the upcoming world premiere of steal a pencil for me, join opera colorado for a very special panel discussion with the team responsible for bringing this powerful story of hope and love to the stage. Based on polak and soeps book of the same title, steal a pencil likely works better in written form, partly because their love letters are at the. The title refers to the love notes they exchanged at westerbork and bergenbelsen, despite the fact.
Jack polak passed peacefully on january 9, 2015 at the age of 102. Aug 30, 2018 third, writing your reactions down helps you to remember the thoughts of the author. This has to be the most boring book i have ever read. Aug 23, 20 but dont take my word for it, decide for yourself, as the fallen angels say. Inna dukach and gideon dabi, the leading performers of the opera colorado production, will perform excerpts from steal a pencil for me as part of the congregations yom hashoah commemoration, with composer gerald cohen at the piano. Mar 10, 2007 steal a pencil for me is a compelling documentary feature film by academy award nominee michele ohayon about the power of love and the ability of humankind to rise above unimaginable suffering. Later, they published a book, steal a pencil for me, about their relationship in the camps. Knowing the characters in your opera, literally newmusicbox. Steal a pencil for me, opera in two acts by gerald cohen music and deborah brevoort libretto, based on the book by jaap and ina polak. Jul 11, 2018 after this, they both began the process of relating their experiences, so much so that jaap became a devoted holocaust educator, speaking to groups, especially of schoolchildren, all around the u.
Steal a pencil for me first edition by jaap polak, ina. Love letters from camp bergenbelsen and westerbork, steal a p. This story enriches reading the book of job for me, and i think ultimately hammers in for me the unacceptability of divine command ethics and makes me more atheistic. But the story of jack polak and ina soep turns out to be more extraordinary than it sounds, since their 60year romance blossomed and survived in.
I, pencil is written in the first person from the point of view of a pencil. Reviewed in the united states on november 16, 20 format. The price listed is the price for one 1 steal a pencil for me ticket. It is based on the true story of jaap and ina polak, whom the composer knew for more than 25 years. They met while he was a struggling accountant in an unhappy marriage and she was a 20yearold beauty from a rich diamond family. Love letters from camp bergenbelsen and westerbork, summary shmoop steal a pencil for me. Jaaps aria theres the girl i should have married by gerald. Jack polak obituary eastchester, ny new york times. You wouldnt know it, though, from the dubious antics of steal a pencil for me, a misguided documentary that mistakes cutesy, polished aesthetics for meaningful sentiment. The book s subtitle reads the business drawing book for people who cant draw.
This moving documentary chronicles the unshakeable romance between a couple who met and fell in love while imprisoned in a nazi concentration camp. Director michele ohayan was inspired by the letters and their story. It is quite suitable for children over age 11 to watch, in that it does not show torture or ovens, etc. Pairs well with scott alexanders more freewheeling unsong. May 16, 2014 ever since i watched steal a pencil for me i have felt a connection with ina and jaap. The now elderly couple remains front and center in the film, and it is in the untouched sequences of their recollections and interactions that steal a pencil for me effectively touches upon the everyday, personal minutiae that makes such a massive, incomprehensible example of human tragedy profoundly personal. Steal a pencil for me by michele ohayon michele ohayon. I bought the book and would check on the internet to make sure they were both with us. Third, writing your reactions down helps you to remember the thoughts of the author. Steal a pencil for me is a new opera with music by gerald cohen and libretto by deborah brevoort. Israeli director ohayon puts a unique spin on stories of the holocaust with steal a pencil for me, adapted from the nonfiction book of the same name. I shared it with my mother who read the book in a single afternoon because she was equally engrossed in the dynamics of the. Steal a pencil for me chronicles ina and jacks improbable love story, weaving their past and present lives with the bitter sweetness of decadesold love letters written in concentration camps with.
If it appeared that stories of the holocaust couldnt find new dramatic pull, steal a pencil for me comes out of nowhere to remind us that there are still. Steal a pencil for me was first written as a book in 2000, featuring their letters and their story. Steal a pencil for me screens the austin chronicle. A man, his wife, and the woman he has fallen deeply in love with experience jealousy and heartbreak while housed together in the same barrack of a world war iiera concentration camp in oscarnominated director michele ohayons cowboy del amor unflinching look at love in a land ravaged. Love letters from camp bergenbelsen and westerbork polak, jaap, soep, ina on. The opera dramatizes intimate concerns and private dramas alongside the epic horrors of the holocaust. Aug 11, 2015 steal a pencil for me, opera in two acts by gerald cohen music and deborah brevoort libretto, based on the book by jaap and ina polak. Steal a pencil for me is a love story full of hope, and a drama of overcoming great adversity, set during the dark times of wwii concentration camps. Steal a pencil for me, act i opera by gerald cohen and. A tale of two, starcrossed lovers, chronicled in secret, lyrical love letters, steal a pencil for me is a transcendent, complex story of a love affair that began during the holocaust and.
Steal a pencil for me is a unique holocaust story that pays tribute to the strength of the human spirit in the face of enormous hardship. Ever since i watched steal a pencil for me i have felt a connection with ina and jaap. Nov 09, 2007 o f the countless stories to be told regarding the holocaust, that of married survivors jack polak and ina soep is surely one of the more remarkable. Love can bloom almost anywhere, even in the horrid surroundings of bergenbelsen at the height of the holocaust. Steal a pencil for me recounts 93yearold holocaust survivor jack polaks stint in nazi camps. Steal a pencil for me is a wonderful documentary telling the compelling love story of 2 people caught in the roundup of jews in holland. The couple moved to the united states in 1951 and settled in eastchester. Steal a pencil for me peter mcdowell arts consulting. Steal a pencil for me is a compelling documentary feature film by academy award nominee michele ohayon about the power of love and the ability of. Polak and his beloved wife co wrote a book titled steal a pencil for me, largely comprised of the love. Ina worked in a secretarial area and she would steal bits of paper and tiny pencils. The opera had its world premiere production by opera colorado in january 2018. Steal a pencil for me filmmaker site learn more about the film, read publicity materials and view archival material and photos taken from 1942 to.
If it appeared that stories of the holocaust couldnt find new dramatic pull, steal a pencil for me comes out of nowhere to remind us that there are still corners of this historical event that remai. Oct 16, 2007 steal a pencil for me is a compelling documentary feature film by academy award nominee michele ohayon about the power of love and the ability of humankind to rise above unimaginable suffering. Jan, 2015 later, they published a book, steal a pencil for me, about their relationship in the camps. World premiere production opera colorado presented the world premiere production of steal a pencil for me, the opera that i wrote with librettist deborah brevoort, in january 2018 in denver. But the story of jack polak and ina soep turns out to be more extraordinary than it sounds, since their 60year romance blossomed. Steal a pencil for me opera in 2 acts, music by gerald cohen, libretto by deborah brevoort steal a pencil for me is a love story full of hope, and a drama of overcoming great adversity, set during the dark times of wwii concentration camps. Love letters from camp bergenbelsen and westerbork 226.
Each chapter had a paragraph or two about the pencil and that was interesting and then page after page of theories of engineering. Your steal a pencil for me tickets will be seated side by side unless otherwise noted. Steal a pencil for me chronicles ina and jacks improbable love story, weaving their past and present lives with the bitter sweetness. The opera dramatizes intimate concerns and private dramas. The opera is a love story, full of hope, set during the the dark times of wwii concentration camps. Nov 10, 1992 this has to be the most boring book i have ever read. Love letters from camp bergenbelsen and westerbork, litcharts steal a pencil for me. Stream steal a pencil for me selections, a playlist by gerald cohen, composer from desktop or your mobile device. This excellent documentary can be found on netflix, but here is the trailer.
Love letters from camp bergenbelsen and westerbork. The amount of love and hope and faith that are written in each word is astonishing. I first saw the documentary also called steal a pencil for me and became very interested in reading all of the accounts that were told in the show again. Steal a pencil for me selections by gerald cohen, composer published on 20614t19. Marking a book is literally an expression of your differences or your agreementsit is the highest respect you can pay him. Michle ohayons steal a pencil for me offers a simple human story of dignity, levity and romance both unlikely qualities in the chaos and terror of naziera europe and exerts its own special. Steal a pencil for me selections by gerald cohen, composer. Michele ohayons steal a pencil for me is a moving documentary about two dutch holocaust survivors who carried on a love affair largely through a. For it was those letters that gave each a sense of hope. Steal a pencil for me excerpts gerald cohen, composer. Director michele ohayan was inspired by the letters and their story to create a documentary film of the same title, which was released in 2007.
The pencil details the complexity of its own creation, listing its components cedar, lacquer, graphite, ferrule, factice, pumice, wax, glue and the numerous people involved, down to the sweeper in the factory and the lighthouse keeper guiding the shipment into port. Michele ohayons steal a pencil for me is a moving documentary about two dutch holocaust survivors who carried on a love affair largely through a surreptitious exchange of letters while imprisoned in a nazi concentration camp. Steal a pencil for me takes the audience on a journey with jack polak and. The goodreads interface is too fancy for its own good. The making of steal a pencil for me panel discussion. So its surprising and mildly disappointing how normal it seems. Reading a book should be a conversation between you and the author. Theres incredible feeling behind steal a pencil for me enough to sustain two lives throughout unimaginable hardship but the film doesnt bring much of it to the surface. I thought about this immediately when reading pencil me in by christina wodtke. Mar 06, 2019 steal a pencil for me is a new opera with music by gerald cohen and libretto by deborah brevoort. Based on their love letters, which were published in a book of the same title, steal a pencil for me is about the indestructibility of the life spirit and the power of humankind to survive adversity. Love letters from camp bergenbelsen and westerbork 020879d4 popular e book, steal a pencil for me love letters from camp bergen belsen and westerbork by jaap polak this is very good and becomes the main topic to read, the. Jul 11, 2018 we hope that our opera steal a pencil for me, with its tale of everyday survival in the course of the horror of war and imprisonment, and its special origins from a deep personal connection with its main characters, will help to continue to pass on the lessons of that time, the humanity of those who suffered through it, and the memory of those. Encore presentation of lioness, airing tuesday, june 2.
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