ANSCHEL at The Dayton Art Institute

ANSCHEL: True Story of a Holocaust Survivor

Join the Dayton Art Institute for a special showing of ANSCHEL, presented by the Dayton Art Institute and The Human Race Theatre Company

ANSCHEL is the true story of a survivor. An 11-year-old boy, when German Soldiers over-ran Poland in 1939, Anschel was a Polish Jew who was clever beyond his years. Time after time, year after year, when captured by Nazi Soldiers and armed SS guards, he escaped and escaped, and escaped. At the end of the war, he was a teenager and the only one of his family to survive the Holocaust. This is his story.

How to Go

Date: Sunday, March 15, 2026
Time: 2 pm, doors open at 1:30 pm
Location: Dayton Art Institute, Mimi and Stuart Rose Auditorium
General Admission: $7 Tickets are available for purchase on February 12, 2026.  

ANSCHEL is an adaptation of the Holocaust memoir, Anschel’s Story by Renate Frydman, PhD. This play is the result of a special commission by the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton and was funded by a grant from the Leon Norman and Mildred Miriam Nizny Memorial Fund and the Eleanor and John Kautz Fund of The Dayton Foundation. The Human Race Theatre presented the first public reading of ANSCHEL.

Written by: Michael London
Directed by: Annie Pesch
Performed by: Dawson Hudson
Sound Design: George Drake Jr.

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Dayton Art Institute

ANSCHEL at The Dayton Art Institute is taking place at Dayton Art Institute, which is located at 456 Belmonte Park North in Dayton. Dayton Art Institute - Committed to enriching the community by creating meaningful experiences with art that are available to all. Visit us often to enjoy our diverse collections, world class exhibits and more.

The Human Race Theatre Company.

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