'One of A Kind' Makes US Premiere At New Victory

One of A Kind is making its U.S. premiere in conjunction with Israel's 60th Anniversary. One of a Kind tells the heart-warming true story about one Ethiopian Jewish family's arduous journey to Israel and search for social acceptance, performing from May 2 through 11, 2008 at The New Victory Theater.

Between 1977 and 1985, some 20,000 Ethiopian Jews left their homes to embark on a highly secretive and traumatic exodus to Israel.  With a 440-mile trek by foot from their Ethiopian villages to Sudanese refugee camps and a long, uncomfortable and risky flight to their new homeland, the first black Jews in Israel endured an exhausting expedition that would challenge their bodies, minds and spirits.  But One of a Kind, told through the bright and optimistic eyes of ten-year-old AndArgay, focuses not on the struggles endured, but on the innocent wonder and joyous discovery of a family realizing a new life and what it means to truly call a place home.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.NewVictory.org, by phone at 646-223-3010; Monday-Friday 12 noon-8 pm; Saturday 10 am-8 pm; Sunday 10 am-5 pm or in person at The New Victory Theater Box Office; Box office hours: Sunday & Monday 11am-5 pm; Tuesday-Saturday 12 noon-7 pm