Caitlin asked about the resistance movements at our last rehearsal and this is something you should all be aware of especially if that is your particular characters background. Some of the Aryan members of the orchestra did not land here because of faith, background, or sexual preference. Some, like the poles, were considered racially inferior due to their nationality. Up until 1942, non-Jewish poles were the majority at Aushwitcz. Sometimes they spoke out in actions which got arms to those in the ghettos and camps. Other times they spoke out in newspapers, opinion columns, etc.
Elzvieta in our show has a real dilemna. It didn't work. In her eyes, she tried as a member of the Polish Resistance to get the word out and had hoped that when the leaders of her church found out what was going on, it would come to a quick end. It didn't. They didn't bomb the rails leading to the camps. They didn't bomb the smoke stacks and gas chambers. They waited.
Overall Site on all Resistance movements:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:World_War_II_resistance_movements
Great clip on the Warsaw uprising as the poles try to save themselves from two potential enemies, Communist Russia and Nazi Germany:
http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-71-2311-13521-10/on_this_day/conflict_war/twt
Fania was a member of the French Resistance. Here is a great article from the BBC on Ladies of the French Resistance:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/7142424.stm
I would be interested in your thoughts on this.
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