With Ella Weissberger, the original "Cat" in Hans Krasa's Brundibar
At a post-concert reception with Ella Weissberger, the original "Cat" in Hans Krasa's Brundibar. She was 12 years old when she sang the role 55 times in the Terezinstadt concentration camp. She is a new great friend with tremendous insight into survival, forgiveness and the role we must all play in making for a better future. Thank you, Ella, for joining us in Phoenix!!
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