Photos: CGI-NY Staff Put on Riveting Historical Play
The staff of Camp Gan Israel-New York put on a riveting play for the campers and remaining staff. The play was based on the true story of Mar Zutra II, a leader of the Jewish people in the 5th Century Persian Empire, who led a successful revolt and established a Jewish Kingdom that lasted for seven years.
A synopsis of the play:
A riveting story of courage, sacrifice and true love for one’s nation: Mar Zutra II, the Reish Galusa, rebelled against the Persian King Kavadh with the help of his uncle Rav Chanina.
Through incredible danger and sorrow, the rebellion is successful, which leads to several years of prosperity and peace. However this was short lived, as assassination attempts and the murder of Rav Chanina begins a large scale war.
Death, destruction and catapults, amongst other reasons, eventually cause Mar Zutra II to give himself up to save his people. But this only comes after a moving speech on love of God regardless what he does or doesn’t do.
Ultimately, Kavadh exiles him instead of death, and thus ended the last of the Jewish Kingdoms.
The play was written and produced by Levi Pekar together with the amazing staff of Gan Yisroel including but not limited to:
Production: Avremi Baron and Yissachar Shollar
Script: Mendel Neuwirth
Directed by: JJ Hecht, Leible Vogel, Leible Muchnik, Chaim Shemtov, Meir Guigue and Shimon Deitch
Props: Moishy Denberg, Mendel Sorkin, Yakov Gurkov and Mendel Futerfas
Armoury: Zalman Denberg and Mendy Baron
Costumes: Menachem Cohen and Hershy Weinstein
Backdrops: Chaim Chadakov, Baruch Shpigelman, Benny Yerushalmi and Mendel Vogel
Music: Mendel Rappaport
Lights/Sound: Yisroel Cohen
Logistics: Mendy Soffer and Chaim Levilev
GO LEVI P
The Jewish world can really use some professional entertainment. When are stepping up to the plate ?
Joe
Why all the swords???
Stop the violence.
chaim
looks great but where is the big moment.
When I did the staff play we built a helicopter that flew 3 times during the play and we blew it up on its 3rd flight.
Thats a play!
Wow!
Go Levi Pekar, once again you astound us with your creativity! What will be next year?!
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There was a working home build catapult made by the awesome Mendel futterfas and yossi Rappaport