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Students Attend the World Premiere of a New Opera about Theodor Herzl

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A new week, a new opera! This time, attendees of the Upper School's HaSifriya Matziga (“The Library Presents”) series walked down to the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center to help make history. The occasion: the world premiere of State of the Jews, which tells the story of Theodor Herzl’s activism against the backdrop of his difficult home life, highlighting tensions between Herzl’s feelings of alienation from Austria and his wife’s deep sense of belonging there. It was an incredible experience to learn more about the beloved Jewish leader, especially through the medium of a brand-new production. The founder of political Zionism is famous for declaring, Im tirtzu, eyn zo agada (“If you will it, it is no dream”), to which the students can now add: Im tirtzu, keyn zo opera (“If you will it, it is indeed an opera”)! 

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