Cabaret of Hope: Warsaw 1941

Rabbi Abie Ingber seated center with featured artists from Cincinnati Opera’s Cabaret of Hope: Warsaw 1941 include: (L to R) Matthew Umphreys, Joshua Cook, Victoria Okafor, Christina Haan, Sarah Folsom, Polina Bespalko, Thomas Dreeze, Evans Mirageas, and Simon Barrad. (Photo: Philip Groshong.)

In 2022, the Cincinnati Opera produced Rabbi Abie’s creation to sold out performances.

Cabaret of Hope: Warsaw 1941 was a recreation of the cabaret experience in the Warsaw Ghetto. Featuring music and poetry from the era, the event was both a remembrance and a celebration of the creativity that flourished amid extraordinary oppression.

A Blessing to One Another: Pope John Paul II and the Jewish People

On October 27, 2004 the three co-creators of “A Blessing to One Another” Dr. James Buchanan, Dr. William Madges, and Rabbi Abie Ingber discussed the exhibit with Saint John Paul II. (Photo: Business Wire)

This first-of-its-kind exhibit opened at Xavier University in Cincinnati in 2005. It included photos, video footage, documents and artifacts recording the extraordinary life contributions of Pope John Paul II and his relationship to his closest Jewish friend and the Jewish People.

The exhibit (transported in two 18-wheel trucks) opened in 17 US cities and closed at the Vatican in 2015. More than one million people viewed the exhibit in its decade run.