There are some who feel that Jewish storytelling about the Holocaust has run its course; priority should now, in their estimation, be given to other eras, struggles, and triumphs of the Jewish people.
With “Mere Waters,” Jillian Blevins has produced a work that should dispel the doubts of any naysayers weary of another torturous return to that chapter of our shared history.
The work Blevins has put into bringing this stranger-than-fiction true story to life for the stage shines through. “Mere Waters,” in an era of rampant anti-semitic and anti-choice rhetoric, is a vital cultural document...
There are some who feel that Jewish storytelling about the Holocaust has run its course; priority should now, in their estimation, be given to other eras, struggles, and triumphs of the Jewish people.
With “Mere Waters,” Jillian Blevins has produced a work that should dispel the doubts of any naysayers weary of another torturous return to that chapter of our shared history.
The work Blevins has put into bringing this stranger-than-fiction true story to life for the stage shines through. “Mere Waters,” in an era of rampant anti-semitic and anti-choice rhetoric, is a vital cultural document, not to be missed.