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“No Asylum: The Untold Chapter of Anne Frank’s Story.”
By Don Chareunsy
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 | 2:27 p.m.
The Las Vegas premiere of “No Asylum: The Untold Chapter of Anne Frank’s Story” is tonight at 6:30 at Congregation Ner Tamid, 55 N. Valle Verde Drive in Henderson, and the film’s producer, Paula Fouce, and Jonathon Brent, the director of YIVO, the Institute for Jewish Research, will be in attendance.
Per the film’s website, in “No Asylum,” Frank’s only surviving family members, Buddy Elias and Eva Schloss, relate the emotional story of her family’s frantic search for sanctuary. Elias, Frank’s cousin and best friend, speaks about their childhood and shares unseen family photographs and letters.
Elias reveals patriarch Otto Frank’s last letter before going into hiding with wife Edith and daughters Anne and Margot and sheds new light on their struggle for immigration.
The film has Las Vegas ties: It germinated here; there are survivors in the film who live in Las Vegas; and major funding came from Las Vegas.
‘THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK’
Meantime, on Monday, the Jewish Repertory Theatre of Nevada, with support from the Clark County School District, presents “The Diary of Anne Frank” to 1,700 CCSD eighth-graders at Reynolds Hall in the Smith Center for the Performing Arts.
Per Norma Morrow Zuckerman, founder and artistic director of JRTN, “The Diary of Anne Frank” is a teaching tool for Holocaust education and anti-Semitism and an important lesson in tolerance and acceptance of others different from oneself, bullying and anti-social behavior.
Don Chareunsy is the Las Vegas Sun’s entertainment and luxury senior editor and has been a journalist for nearly two decades.
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To provide and preserve a high-quality performing arts center that is embraced by the community and recognized as a vital force by supporting artistic excellence, education and inspiration for all.
OUR GOALS
To entertain, educate, enrich and inspire the southern Nevada community.
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Thanks to the generous support of our dedicated founders, members, donors and community partners, The Smith Center continues to provide a wide variety of services for Southern Nevada residents, including access to world-class performances, inspirational Education and Outreach programs for students and teachers, and a unique space to host events, meetings and special occasions. Celebrating our fifth season, we depend upon public support to fulfill our mission and serve as the Heart of the Arts for many years to come.
With ticket sales covering just 75 percent of our operating budget for each season, the remaining 25 percent comes from the community we serve. Philanthropic support at all levels helps provide programming that entertains, educates, enriches and inspires. By giving to The Smith Center, you play a vital role in providing an important resource for our community.
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There are many opportunities to volunteer and play a direct role with your community's performing arts complex. Volunteers engage with staff and patrons to enhance experiences at The Smith Center, and can serve in various capacities including tour guide/docent, usher, security team member or community ambassador. As important members of The Smith Center team, volunteers help us remain financially sustainable and provide numerous services for the community. Please show your support for The Smith Center's mission by gifting your time and unique skills.
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