The article discusses the impact of a photo album anonymously donated to the Holocaust Memorial Museum, which depicts the mundane lives of Nazi officers without showing their victims. This album prompted the creation of the play "Here There Are Blueberries" by Tectonic Theatre Project, which explores the lives of those who documented their activities during the Holocaust. Through extensive research and interviews, the play unfolds the story of its creators' quest to understand the implications of the photographs, confronting the 'banality of evil' and our own moral responsibilities in the face of such history.
What is it like to look through the photo album of a Nazi officer? What horrors can you uncover? Or, even more haunting, what lack of horrors?
Here There Are Blueberries reveals not just the banality of evil but challenges us to ponder our own complicity and humanity. These photographs serve as a chilling reminder.
The play's journey, exploring who took these photos and the lives of those depicted, forces us to confront uncomfortable truths about everyday life during the Holocaust.
After Kaufman and Gronich read about the album's discovery on the front page of the New York Times, the duo conducted extensive research leading to the play.
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