A veteran actor, he was also a founder of Theater for the New City and Theater Three Collaborative, Manhattan groups known for experimental productions. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “World War II (1939-45)”
Review: ‘The Silent Woman,’ an Opera About Putting on an Opera
By Gotham Rex on July 24, 2022
Bard SummerScape unveiled a rare staging of Richard Strauss’s opera, composed amid the Nazis’ rise to power. Source: New York Times
Werner Reich, Who Learned Magic in Auschwitz, Dies at 94
By Gotham Rex on July 21, 2022
He was 16 when a fellow inmate, a magician, taught him a card trick in the barracks of the extermination camp. He called it a “miracle.” Source: New York Times
The Ups and Downs of Remote Work in New York
By Gotham Rex on April 12, 2022
People like working in their pajamas. But when employees don’t return to office, the city economy feels the pain. Source: New York Times
He Survived the Holocaust and Was Killed Crossing the Street at Age 99
By Gotham Rex on February 7, 2022
Jack Mikulincer was on his way to synagogue to observe the Sabbath when he was hit by an SUV in Brooklyn, the police and family members said. Source: New York Times
How a World War II Bomber Pilot Became 'the King of Artificial Trees'
By Gotham Rex on December 17, 2021
Si Spiegel, a bomber pilot, can claim a dual legacy: as a war hero and as a father of the artificial tree. Source: New York Times
For a 96-Year-Old Veteran, the Parade Came to Him
By Gotham Rex on November 11, 2021
Jack Le Vine, usually spends the holiday doing “nothing.” His Brooklyn neighbors had other plans. Source: New York Times
Jewish Burial Records Among Items Seized by U.S. Authorities
By Gotham Rex on July 22, 2021
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said they plan to return 17 items — once headed for auction — to their communities. Source: New York Times
Marianne Steiner, Refugee Who Found a New Life in New York, Dies at 101
By Gotham Rex on March 25, 2021
She escaped Nazi Germany and recreated a comfortable life in Manhattan. She died of Covid-19. Source: New York Times
A Beloved World War II Photo Comes to Life in a Virtual Reunion
By Gotham Rex on December 26, 2020
Martin Adler, now 96, was looking for German troops in 1944 when he almost shot three Italian children. His daughter’s internet appeal brought them all together again this month. Source: New York Times
Why This Billionaire Will Never Leave New York
By Gotham Rex on November 26, 2020
For the cosmetics mogul and philanthropist Leonard Lauder, the city, with its museums, public transit and parks, is an explorer’s delight. Source: New York Times
The Mom and Pop Factory With an Atomic Secret
By Gotham Rex on August 7, 2020
Those trays that macarons come in? Plaxall makes them. But since the pandemic, it has pivoted to medical face shields. It’s not the first time the family business has done its patriotic duty. Source: New York Times
Solving the Mystery of What Became of J.F.K.’s Other Patrol Boat
By Gotham Rex on June 9, 2020
A boat believed to be the PT-59, a Navy vessel Kennedy commanded after the PT-109 was sunk, has been mired in the muck off Manhattan for decades. Source: New York Times