Janka's powerful story of Holocaust survival and family will be part of the First Annual Holocaust Memorial Program at Cornerstone Church.
Janka's powerful story of Holocaust survival and family will be part of the First Annual Holocaust Memorial Program at Cornerstone Church.
Janice Noga stars in the Oscar Speace play about his mother's Holocaust experience and finding the American Dream.
Janka is the intimate story of Janka Festinger, a Holocaust survivor, and how, near the end of her life, she struggles to tell her son about the "camps." Her struggle demonstrates the humanity that we all share. Janice Noga, Janka's daughter-in-law, brings Janka back to life in a moving performance. Janka passed away in 1994.
Oscar Speace is Janka's son and the playwright. "I wanted to tell her story in the truest sense, but because she could barely talk about her experiences it was difficult to understand what the truth was. When she passed away I thought her story died with her until we found a letter she had written in 1945 that told what she had endured at the hands of the Nazis. It's a miracle that it survived. Her letter has enabled me to share her remarkable story."
Janka will be presented at Cornerstone Church on Friday, May 1, 2008 at 7PM at Cornerstone Church Conference Center, 1545 Fulton, Fresno, CA 93721. For more information call
559-442-0122. The program is free. Seating is limited.
