Kari Melhuus Jenssen’s “Homecoming”, a theater performance about Jewish life in Trondheim.
\nJewish cultural festival Trondheim in collaboration with Tr\u00f8ndelag theater and Den kulturelle
\nthe school bag.<\/p>\n
Creator of the show’s script and direction as well as actor is Kari Melhuus Jenssen.
\nPlayed in the Teaterkelleren at Tr\u00f8ndelag theatre.<\/p>\n
When the war was over, the Jewish population in Trondheim was halved. The Jews who came
\nreturn to the city, either from captivity or escape, now stood on bare ground. Both assets and
\nproperty had been taken from them during the war, and they did not get it all back afterwards
\nthe liberation. Nevertheless, it was a relief to come home, but at the same time there was a strong despair
\nover everyone who was gone. Many Jews had a desire to rebuild the Jewish community in
\nTrondheim, although anti-Semitism could also appear after liberation.<\/p>\n
Certain Jews were heavily involved in the rebuilding of Trondheim after the war, and used
\nsuch activity to distance themselves from the memories of the atrocities. Other Jews had
\ndifficulties in distancing themselves from memories of the inhumanity they had experienced.
\nCommon for most Jews after liberation was the silence about what they had experienced.
\nThe Holocaust is well portrayed through documentaries, books and films. But what happened
\nreally with those Jews who returned home? And what is a home when you have no family
\nor a house to return to?<\/p>\n
Through interviews with contemporary witnesses and descendants, Kari Melhuus Jenssen has created one
\nperformance that deals with the return of the Jews to Trondheim in 1945.
\nThe performance was Kari Melhuus Jenssen’s master’s thesis in drama and theater NTNU in 2022.
\nSince then, the performance has been performed a number of times, both in Oslo and Tr\u00f8ndelag. From January 2024
\nthe performance, through DKS, will visit several secondary schools and upper secondary schools in
\nTr\u00f8ndelag<\/p>\n
The performance is produced with support from NTNU, Fritt Ord, Sparebanken Nidaros, Trondheim
\nHistorical Association and Jewish Museum Trondheim.
\nToday, Kari studies pedagogy at NTNU and works as a guide and pedagogue at J\u00f8disk
\nmuseum Trondheim.<\/p>\n
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