HOLOCAUST SYNDROME
The film of a compelling one-woman play exploring deep trauma and survival.
SET TO PREMIERE AT STUDIO THEATER IN EXILE
APRIL 25 & 26, 2026 3:00 PM
STIE @HVMOCA, 1701 Main Street, Peekskill, NY 10594
Studio Theater in Exile at Hudson Valley MOCA in Peekskill, New York announces two limited engagement premiere film screenings of the one-woman play, Holocaust Syndrome on Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26, 2026 @ 3:00 PM. Q&A immediately follows with playwright Aliza Levy-Erber and dramaturge/director, Mara Mills. A personal story juxtaposed with history, Holocaust Syndrome examines a life’s journey spent trying to understand deep-rooted trauma; the relationship between a mother and daughter when the mother is unable to nurture her child due to sheer devastation; and how this effects the generations of survivors, adult and child, and their children.
Holocaust Syndrome is based on playwright, Aliza Levy-Erber’s own personal history. The story follows Emmi, a child Holocaust survivor whose seemingly successful post-Holocaust life begins to break apart soon after her mother dies. The daughter of a survivor and a resistance fighter, Emmi fights inner demons by reflecting on, and returning to, the past to find a way to separate her own experiences and her mother’s during the holocaust, while teaching a university class on the Holocaust and Dutch Resistance. In Emmi’s search for her own memories and feelings, she discovers the story of her father, Richard Levy, while visiting Terezin Concentration Camp, and her search for self grows more fraught as she works with a therapist to find connections and individuality.
Details
The film Holocaust Syndrome will be shown at Studio Theater in Exile @ Hudson Valley MOCA, 1701 Main Street, Peekskill, NY 10566, on April 25-26 , 3:00PM with a Q and A with Levy-Erber and Mills. Tickets: Tickets $20. Students $15.
