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	Photos: (above) Victor Klemperer courtesy of Aufbau-Verlag Gmbh (photo archives); (inset) George Bartenieff by Beatriz Schiller By Victor Klemperer Adapted by Karen Malpede and George Bartenieff Translated by Martin Chalmers Featuring George Bartenieff, Directed by Karen Malpede. Adapted by Karen Malpede and George Bartenieff; translated by Martin Chalmers Victor Klemperer documented each act of Nazi aggression he witnessed in a secret diary that would serve as a record for the future. Klemperer was a Jewish professor at the Dresden Technical University when he and his non-Jewish wife watched in horrified disbelief as they found themselves living within the grip of Nazi tyranny. This program is presented in association with Theater J of the DCJCC.   Wednesday, April 10, 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, 1 p.m. Friday, April 19, 1 p.m. In this presentation at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, George Bartenieff performs his award-winning off-Broadway role as Victor Klemperer. Part I of I Will Bear Witness begins with Hitler’s rise to power in 1933 and ends shortly after Kristallnacht in 1938. Thursday, April 11–Sunday, April 21 Wednesdays and Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 3 and 7:30 p.m. In the second part of I Will Bear Witness at Theater J, the humiliations visited on “privileged Jews” like Victor Klemperer grow increasingly severe, with house searches, arbitrary arrests, and brutal beatings. For ticket prices and reservations, call the Theater J box office at (800) 494-8497. Theater J is located at 1529 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC, www.theaterj.org  bibliography The Museum's performing arts series is made possible by a grant from The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation.   Poetry Reading   I Will Bear Witness: Parts I and II   One Righteous Man: The Story of Raoul Wallenberg   “Better Don’t Talk!”—A Daughter Discovers Her Mother’s Hidden Past
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