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Marcel Marceau’s Holocaust heroism is the focus of a new off-Broadway play

JL;DR SUMMARY Marcel Marceau, the renowned mime artist, is celebrated not only for his theatrical accomplishments but also for his courageous efforts during the Holocaust, as chronicled in a new off-Broadway play, "Marcel on the Train." A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish HistoryHolocaustWorld War IiJewish ChildrenFrench ResistanceMarcel MarceauPantomimeEthan SlaterOff Broadway PlayMarcel On The Train

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New York, United States
"And now, a new play that focuses on this remarkable chapter of Marceaus life is coming to a New York stage."
Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States
"Previously, Marcel on the Train was workshopped in July 2024 at Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts."
Strasbourg, Loire-Atlantique, France
"Marcel Marceau was born Marcel Mangel in 1923 in Strasbourg, France   an important Jewish hub at the time to Anne Werzberg and Charles Mangel, a kosher butcher."
Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France
"Around 1940, as the war began, Marcel and Alain and their parents moved to Limoges in southwestern France, and then to Paris, with false identification papers."
Paris, France
"and then to Paris, with false identification papers."
Sèvres, Hauts-de-Seine, France
"Marceau helped evacuate the Jewish children hidden in an orphanage in the Parisian suburb of Svres, and brought them to Annemasse on the border with neutral Switzerland."
Annemasse, Haute-Savoie, France
"Marceau helped evacuate the Jewish children hidden in an orphanage in the Parisian suburb of Svres, and brought them to Annemasse on the border with neutral Switzerland."
Switzerland
"As a young man, he used his fledgling talents during these train journeys to the Swiss border, where he used pantomime to keep the children quietly entertained."
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
"Slater grew up in the Conservative Jewish movement and attended the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Bethesda, Maryland."

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