The Last Minyan in Havana

by Ava Nederlander

Semi-Finalist for Jewish Plays Project 2025

Set in a Havana synagogue on the eve of the Cuban Revolution, The Last Minyan in Havana follows four Jews struggling to form a minyan as their community collapses around them. As faith, tradition, and survival collide, they must decide who counts. literally and spiritually, before the last boat leaves at midnight.

Set in a Havana synagogue on the eve of the Cuban Revolution, The Last Minyan in Havana follows four Jews struggling to form a minyan as their community collapses around them. As faith, tradition, and survival collide, they must decide who counts. literally and spiritually, before the last boat leaves at midnight.

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  • Jewish Plays Project: The Last Minyan in Havana by Ava Nederlander
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    Jewish Plays Project selected THE LAST MINYAN IN HAVANA as a Semi-Finalist out of 270 plays in our 2nd Ten Minute Play Contest “On One Foot”, which searched nationally from artists of all backgrounds to respond to our prompt “Moving Forward at the Edge of the Unknown”. Our readers connected with the skillful pace of this relevant play that has the underlying danger of descent into a dictatorial regime, while asking what community and traditions look like in the face of collapse.

    Jewish Plays Project selected THE LAST MINYAN IN HAVANA as a Semi-Finalist out of 270 plays in our 2nd Ten Minute Play Contest “On One Foot”, which searched nationally from artists of all backgrounds to respond to our prompt “Moving Forward at the Edge of the Unknown”. Our readers connected with the skillful pace of this relevant play that has the underlying danger of descent into a dictatorial regime, while asking what community and traditions look like in the face of collapse.

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