In this episode of Can We Talk?, Nahanni Rous talks with Eleanor about how her life has been defined by being the daughter of people who lived through the Holocaust.
Listen
News
Eleanor Reissa, singer, actress, and director in both Yiddish and English, was interviewed (remotely) by Nina Pick on February 1st, 2022 in Carmel, New York. Recorded as part of the Collecting These …
56 letters from 1949 re-introduced Eleanor Reissa to her parents and her past.
"The power of this book lies in its being above all a work of repair and restitution, a daughter’s labor of love and regret.... Masterful storytelling"
"Eleanor Reissa, a prominent actress and singer in Jewish theater, delivers an intimate account of her journey into her parents' past. After her mother died at age 64, Reissa discovered a cache of 56…
Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
Watch the Video
Engaging and intimate – owing to the personal history she uncovers and painstakingly records — The Letters Project is by turns a daughter’s love letter to the father she thought she knew as well as a…
Order The Letters Project from your favorite local bookstore or online.
Audiobook