‘The Girl Who Could Not Kneel’, a play based on the Etty Hillesum’s diaries, directed by Baruch Brenner and Sammy Ibrahim Mussa will be brought on stage (at last !!) in Israel by the Nissan Nativ Acting Studio Jerusalem. During the second world war, Etty Hillesum, a 27 year old Jewish woman living in occupied Amsterdam started writing a diary which sets out to describe her exeptional inner journey. These unique notes (the original book in Dutch: ‘Etty, De nagelaten geschriften van Etty Hillesum, 1941-1943‘ has 880 pages!!) unveil the story of a woman who’s to face inner and outer pain trough the kind of powerful belief that also gives compassion and strength to others. Etty Hillesum’s story is one of victory by inner reactions and moral judgements in times where … Read entire article »