Justice: A Holocaust Zombie Story – Details, episodes & analysis

When Kat discovers her Jewish heritage in her 20s, she quickly packs her bags to meet her estranged family in Berlin—only to be thrust into the middle of a burgeoning global crisis when zombified Holocaust victims begin rising from the mass graves of former concentration camps. While the German government panics and antisemitic conspiracy theorists run amok with online hate, Kat realizes nobody is listening to the victims themselves, one of whom is not only peaceful—but mysteriously drawn to her.

Justice: A Holocaust Zombie Story is an original seven-part fiction audio drama, produced by The CJN Podcast Network in association with the Ashkenaz Foundation and Dandelion Theatre.

Join us at our free launch event, a live staged reading of excerpts from the production, at the Ashkenaz Festival in downtown Toronto on Aug. 31, 2024, at 6 p.m. Details here.

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Credits

Written by Michael Fraiman. Directed by Michael Fraiman and Max Ackerman.

Starring Miranda Wiseman, Ilana Zackon, Joshua Kilimnik, Justin Otto, Ralph Small, Eva Almos, Nat Bushnik and Sepehr Reyboud.

Music by Bret Higgins.

Technical production and sound design by Armaan Dutta.

Have you heard what's happening at Sachsenhausen?

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Credits

• Writer: Michael Fraiman
• Directors: Michael Fraiman and Max Ackerman
• Producers: The Canadian Jewish News in association with the Ashkenaz Foundation and Dandelion Theatre
• Music: Bret Higgins
• Technical production and sound design: Armaan Dutta

Cast

• Miranda Wiseman ... Kat Blackburn
• Ilana Zackon ... Tema Cardoso
• Joshua Kilimnik ... Jacob Cardoso
• Justin Otto ... The Zombie, Michal Symanski, Jim Jackson & others
• Ralph Small ... Avrum Cardoso
• Eva Almos ... Chava Cardoso, Bubbie, Anna & others
• Nat Bushnik ... Inga Symanski & others
• Sepehr Reyboud ... Amir Hassan
• Max Ackerman ... Otto Becker & others

The gang makes a quick escape from Sachsenhausen. But somebody follows them.

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Credits

• Writer: Michael Fraiman
• Directors: Michael Fraiman and Max Ackerman
• Producers: The Canadian Jewish News in association with the Ashkenaz Foundation and Dandelion Theatre
• Music: Bret Higgins
• Technical production and sound design: Armaan Dutta

Cast

• Miranda Wiseman ... Kat Blackburn
• Ilana Zackon ... Tema Cardoso
• Joshua Kilimnik ... Jacob Cardoso
• Justin Otto ... The Zombie, Michal Symanski, Jim Jackson & others
• Ralph Small ... Avrum Cardoso
• Eva Almos ... Chava Cardoso, Bubbie, Anna & others
• Nat Bushnik ... Inga Symanski & others
• Sepehr Reyboud ... Amir Hassan
• Max Ackerman ... Otto Becker & others

You do not even know who Inga is.

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Credits

• Writer: Michael Fraiman
• Directors: Michael Fraiman and Max Ackerman
• Producers: The Canadian Jewish News in association with the Ashkenaz Foundation and Dandelion Theatre
• Music: Bret Higgins
• Technical production and sound design: Armaan Dutta

Cast

• Miranda Wiseman ... Kat Blackburn
• Ilana Zackon ... Tema Cardoso
• Joshua Kilimnik ... Jacob Cardoso
• Justin Otto ... The Zombie, Michal Symanski, Jim Jackson & others
• Ralph Small ... Avrum Cardoso
• Eva Almos ... Chava Cardoso, Bubbie, Anna & others
• Nat Bushnik ... Inga Symanski & others
• Sepehr Reyboud ... Amir Hassan
• Max Ackerman ... Otto Becker & others

As rumours begin to spread about the zombies, Kat decides to take action.

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Credits

• Writer: Michael Fraiman
• Directors: Michael Fraiman and Max Ackerman
• Producers: The Canadian Jewish News in association with the Ashkenaz Foundation and Dandelion Theatre
• Music: Bret Higgins
• Technical production and sound design: Armaan Dutta and Calum Anklesaria

Cast

• Miranda Wiseman ... Kat Blackburn
• Ilana Zackon ... Tema Cardoso
• Joshua Kilimnik ... Jacob Cardoso
• Justin Otto ... The Zombie, Michal Symanski, Jim Jackson & others
• Ralph Small ... Avrum Cardoso
• Eva Almos ... Chava Cardoso, Bubbie, Anna & others
• Nat Bushnik ... Inga Symanski & others
• Sepehr Reyboud ... Amir Hassan
• Max Ackerman ... Otto Becker & others

Wait. Who's Yankel?

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Credits

• Writer: Michael Fraiman
• Directors: Michael Fraiman and Max Ackerman
• Producers: The Canadian Jewish News in association with the Ashkenaz Foundation and Dandelion Theatre
• Music: Bret Higgins
• Technical production and sound design: Armaan Dutta and Michael Fraiman

Cast

• Miranda Wiseman ... Kat Blackburn
• Ilana Zackon ... Tema Cardoso
• Joshua Kilimnik ... Jacob Cardoso
• Justin Otto ... The Zombie, Michal Symanski, Jim Jackson & others
• Ralph Small ... Avrum Cardoso
• Eva Almos ... Chava Cardoso, Bubbie, Anna & others
• Nat Bushnik ... Inga Symanski & others
• Sepehr Reyboud ... Amir Hassan
• Max Ackerman ... Otto Becker & others

Hey subscribers: we're going to be at the Toronto Holocaust Museum this week, and we'd love to see you there!

Ilana Zackon (Tema) will be interviewing Michael Fraiman (writer, director) about this unique audio drama project: its origins, themes and the real-life Holocaust facts that ground it. Tickets are $12 and include admission to the museum beforehand, between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.

It's happening Wednesday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m. Get your tickets here.

Thanks for your support and to the team at the Toronto Holocaust Museum for hosting us!

A revelation about Moishe leads to a revelation about Kat's impulsive decision.

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Credits

• Writer: Michael Fraiman
• Directors: Michael Fraiman and Max Ackerman
• Producers: The Canadian Jewish News in association with the Ashkenaz Foundation and Dandelion Theatre
• Music: Bret Higgins
• Technical production and sound design: Armaan Dutta

Cast

• Miranda Wiseman ... Kat Blackburn
• Ilana Zackon ... Tema Cardoso
• Joshua Kilimnik ... Jacob Cardoso
• Justin Otto ... The Zombie, Michal Symanski, Jim Jackson & others
• Ralph Small ... Avrum Cardoso
• Eva Almos ... Chava Cardoso, Bubbie, Anna & others
• Nat Bushnik ... Inga Symanski & others
• Sepehr Reyboud ... Amir Hassan
• Max Ackerman ... Otto Becker & others

First, a hospital visit; then, a conversation about closure.

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Help us to keep producing independent journalism and innovative storytelling at thecjn.ca/donate

Credits

• Writer: Michael Fraiman
• Directors: Michael Fraiman and Max Ackerman
• Producers: The Canadian Jewish News in association with the Ashkenaz Foundation and Dandelion Theatre
• Music: Bret Higgins
• Technical production and sound design: Armaan Dutta

Cast

• Miranda Wiseman ... Kat Blackburn
• Ilana Zackon ... Tema Cardoso
• Joshua Kilimnik ... Jacob Cardoso
• Justin Otto ... The Zombie, Michal Symanski, Jim Jackson & others
• Ralph Small ... Avrum Cardoso
• Eva Almos ... Chava Cardoso, Bubbie, Anna & others
• Nat Bushnik ... Inga Symanski & others
• Sepehr Reyboud ... Amir Hassan
• Max Ackerman ... Otto Becker & others