Hatred is on the rise with increased incidents of antisemitism, racism, religious hate, hate based on sexual orientation, and hate-fueled violence. We cannot be silent bystanders and allow selected groups to be singled out and marginalized. We cannot let hatred become normalized. We must be vocal upstanders and heed the call to action:

Never forget! Never again! Never is now!

SURVIVORS fights hatred and teaches tolerance through Holocaust education. Commissioned by CenterStage Theatre, Rochester, NY, this hour-long educational and inspiring drama enacts the story of the Holocaust through eye-witness testimony of ten survivors. A young cast guides us on this perilous journey, and through their eyes we perceive a frightening and ever-changing world. The indomitable survivors depicted are now deceased, but through this play they live on, teaching history and life lessons, providing hope and encouraging us to speak up and act against today’s bullying, hatred, and genocides.

Appropriate for grade eight through adult audiences, this play about the past is a warning and a wake-up call for the present and the future.

The ten survivors' actual testimony can be viewed on this historic web archive, which was developed by the Center for Holocaust Awareness and Information (CHAI) of the Jewish Foundation of Greater Rochester, NY.