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2/2/2017 David Hyde Pierce, Jessica Hecht, Joel Grey and More Honor Elie Wiesel TheaterMania.com http://www.theatermania.com/newyorkcitytheater/news/davidhydepearcejessicahechtandmorehonoreliewiesel_79872.html 1/5 PHOTO FLASH David Hyde Pierce, Jessica Hecht, Joel Grey and More Honor Elie Wiesel The event, held by The Museum of Jewish Heritage and National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene included a reading of Wiesel's memoir Night. Jason Zednick New York City • Jan 30, 2017 Yesterday, National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene and Museum of Jewish Heritage held an event in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the recent passing of Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel. Those in attendance include Jessica Hecht, David Hyde Pierce, Zalmen Mlotek, Joel Grey, Ron Rifkin, Ellen Burstyn, Tovah Feldshuh, and Sheldon Harnick. Wiesel's son, Elisha, was also in attendance. David Hyde Pierce, Zalmen Mlotek, Joel Grey, and Ron Rifkin backstage at the community reading of Elie Wiesel's Night. (© Victor Nechay)
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  • 2/2/2017 David Hyde Pierce, Jessica Hecht, Joel Grey and More Honor Elie Wiesel  TheaterMania.com

    http://www.theatermania.com/newyorkcitytheater/news/davidhydepearcejessicahechtandmorehonoreliewiesel_79872.html 1/5

    PHOTO FLASHDavid Hyde Pierce, Jessica Hecht, Joel Grey and MoreHonor Elie WieselThe event, held by The Museum of Jewish Heritage and National Yiddish Theatre Folksbieneincluded a reading of Wiesel's memoir Night.

    Jason Zednick • New York City • Jan 30, 2017

    Yesterday, National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene and Museum of Jewish Heritage held an event in honor ofInternational Holocaust Remembrance Day and the recent passing of Holocaust survivor and author ElieWiesel. Those in attendance include Jessica Hecht, David Hyde Pierce, Zalmen Mlotek, Joel Grey, Ron Rifkin,Ellen Burstyn, Tovah Feldshuh, and Sheldon Harnick. Wiesel's son, Elisha, was also in attendance.

    David Hyde Pierce, Zalmen Mlotek, Joel Grey, and Ron Rifkin backstage at the community reading of ElieWiesel's Night. (© Victor Nechay)

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  • 2/2/2017 David Hyde Pierce, Jessica Hecht, Joel Grey and More Honor Elie Wiesel  TheaterMania.com

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    The event consisted of the testimony of Holocaust survivors before a vocal reading of Wiesel's memoir Night.The reading began at 3pm and continued into the evening until the entire memoir was read aloud.

    "This event honors the legacy of Elie Wiesel and gives us the opportunity to bring his groundbreaking andeloquent account of the Holocaust to life for one night, through the voices of New Yorkers of all backgrounds,"said Michael S. Glickman, President and CEO of the Museum of Jewish Heritage. "As New York's Holocaust

    Jessica Hecht reads from Elie Wiesel's Night. (© John Halpern)

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  • 2/2/2017 David Hyde Pierce, Jessica Hecht, Joel Grey and More Honor Elie Wiesel  TheaterMania.com

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    Museum, it is our responsibility to amplify Wiesel's words in whatever way we can to continue his work ofteaching the world about the dangers of indifference and the importance of fighting for justice."

    Ellen Burstyn and Tovah Feldshuh share an embrace at the Museum of Jewish Heritage. (© Victor Nechay)

    Sheldon Harnick and Joel Grey attended in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. (© Victor Nechay)

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