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Henrik Eger


At 89, the Doyenne of Jewish Theater Reviews

By Henrik Eger

At 89, the Doyenne of Jewish Theater Reviews
This quickly written e-mail is classic Irene Backalenick, consumed by her search for well-written plays, memorable acting and script-faithful yet thought-provoking directing:Read More


Behind The Mask

By Henrik Eger

Behind The Mask
When Jewish people got deported to labor and concentration camps during the Third Reich, one of Berlin’s most eccentric transvestites — Lothar Berfelde, known as Charlotte von Mahlsdorf — bought or collected up the belongings of Jewish deportees and made them part of his Gründerzeit Museum, which still exists today.Read More




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