The Mitzvah Project tells story of Jewish Nazi Soldier

Roger GrunwaldMitzvah Project, a one-man show by Roger Grunwald, will be performed in the Hemingway Theatre at Stonehill College, North Easton, Mass., at 7 p.m. Jan. 26. The performance will be followed by a short lecture and question and answer session.  

In the Mitzvah Project, Roger Grunwald explores one of the most shocking stories of the Second World War.  More than a hundred thousand part-Jewish German men fought in the Nazi military.   These half-Jewish boys, were classified as “mischling” (the derogatory term the Nazis used to describe those descended from one or two Jewish grandparents).  The Mitzvah Project tells the story of one of these “mischling” boys who became a decorated officer in Hilter’s army.  It explores tolerance and intolerance through the lens of the boy.

The Mitzvah Project is part of a series sponsored by Temple Chayai Shalom of Easton and the Catholic Jewish Dialogue Committee.  All presentations are free and open to the public, thanks in part by a generous grant by the Kravitz Family.

For more information about this series, visit chayaishalom.org/learning/adult-sulam  or call the temple office, 508-238-6385, ext. 101.