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Remembering John Hirsch
November 16, 2017 at 7:00 PM
| Location: | National Arts Centre, O’Born Room |
| Cost: | Free |
This special program, a tribute to Hirsch, will include excerpts from a one-man play Hirsch created and performed by actor Alon Nashman, and reminiscences by Peter Herrndorf, CEO of the National Arts Centre, actor Marilyn Lightstone, and others. John Hirsh was born in Hungary and survived the Holocaust in Budapest.
He arrived in Canada at the age of 17 in 1947, through the War Orphans Project of the Canadian Jewish Congress. He was adopted by Alex and Pauline Shack of Winnipeg. It was in Winnipeg that Hirsch started his theater career which included years as Head of Drama at the CBC and Director of the Stratford Festival. His love for the arts and creativity as a director quickly won him recognition in Canada and beyond.
