Despite living in a horrific Nazi concentration camp, Jaap Polak and Ina Soep continued to write love letters to one another. The couple’s letters were published in 2000 and were featured in a documentary film of this same title. Their relationship inspired Composer Gerald Cohen and librettist Deborah Brevoort‘s first opera together, “Steal a Pencil for Me.” The couple was … Continue reading Q&A: Gerald Cohen & Deborah Brevoort on the Recording of ‘Steal a Pencil for Me’ & the Importance of Storytelling