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The eternal road an encounter with the past

Intertwined with the story of the opera are the reminiscences of Jewish survivors of this time and present day Germans who hope the staging of the opera in their town will bring reconciliation.

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  • "The film combines two related stories: the revival of Der Weg der Verheissung, a stage work written by German Jews that was staged in New York in 1937, by Theater Chemnitz; and the efforts of the city of Chemnitz to welcome back Jews who had been born there but who were forced to leave under Hitler, efforts which included building a new synagogue and issuing invitations to the exiles. The film includes rehearsal footage, interviews with the creative team responsible for staging the work, and interviews with returning Jews and their friends in Chemnitz."
  • "Documents the 1999 restaging in Chemnitz, Germany of the musical drama, The Eternal Road, which was first staged in New York City in 1937. Inspired by Meyer Weisgal, it was written by Franz Werfel, composed by Kurt Weill and produced by Max Reinhardt. Juxtaposed against the story of the opera is the history of the Jews of Germany in the 20th century and, in particular, of the Jews of Chemnitz, as their once relatively comfortable and secure existence in the Germany of the Kaiser and the Weimar Republic deteriorated as the Nazis came to power, culminating in exile for some and death in concentration camps for others. In an effort of reconciliation, the mayor of present day Chemnitz arranged to restage the Eternal Road/Der Weg der Verheissung and invited Jews who fled the city to return and attend the restaged opera. The film includes rehearsal footage, interviews with the creative team responsible for staging the work, excerpts from both the 1937 production and the 1999 restaging of The Eternal Road/Der Weg der Verheissung and archival footage and photographs."
  • "Intertwined with the story of the opera are the reminiscences of Jewish survivors of this time and present day Germans who hope the staging of the opera in their town will bring reconciliation."
  • "Intertwined with the story of the opera are the reminiscences of Jewish survivors of this time and present day Germans who hope the staging of the opera in their town will bring reconciliation."@en
  • "The little-known story of Kurt Weill, Max Reinhardt, and Meyer Weisgal's operatic Jewish response to Hitler's Germany. The program chronicles the fascinating history of the creation and production of the opera, 'The Eternal Road', during the time when Nazi persecution of the Jews was spreading across Europe in the late 1930s. It was an artistic quest to create an opera that reflected the plight of the Jews in the final days leading up to the Holocaust."
  • "Documents the restaging in Chemnitz, Germany of the musical drama, The Eternal road, which was first staged in New York City in 1937. Inspired by Meyer Weisgal, it was written by Franz Werfel, composed by Kurt Weill, and produced by Max Reinhardt. Beginning with the story of Abraham and continuing through Jewish history up until the Nazi's rise to power, it was intended to symbolize the threatened condition of the Jews of Germany."
  • "Documents the restaging in Chemnitz, Germany of the musical drama, The Eternal road, which was first staged in New York City in 1937. Inspired by Meyer Weisgal, it was written by Franz Werfel, composed by Kurt Weill, and produced by Max Reinhardt. Beginning with the story of Abraham and continuing through Jewish history up until the Nazi's rise to power, it was intended to symbolize the threatened condition of the Jews of Germany."@en

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  • "Documentary films"
  • "Nonfiction films"
  • "Videocassette"
  • "History"
  • "History"@en
  • "Biographical films"
  • "Educational films"
  • "Drama"@en
  • "Feature films"

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  • "The eternal road an encounter with the past"@en
  • "The eternal road an encounter with the past"
  • "The eternal road"

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