Courtesy Richard Levinson

Set In Poland during the Nazi occupation during Passover 1943, Zusman 2.0 is the story of Zusman Bernstein and his families attempt to survive when millions of Jews were being sent to death camps and eventual extermination. Noah Ryder, 13 of Montville, plays Yaakov Bernstein as he is captured by the Nazi’s and held as a prisoner while his father must complete an assignment given to him by the Nazi’s or Yaakov will be killed. The story is one of intrigue and heartbreak with an ending that is God’s will. The play ran for 6 performances during Passover week, at the Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway, NJ. 

Previously, Noah appeared in the Montville High School production of The Addams Family as Pugsley and appeared as Schroeder in You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown. He recently performed at the cabaret club, Don’t Tell Mama in New York City, performing “Corner of the Sky” from Pippin. He has also appeared in commercials. Noah takes singing and acting lessons at the Fine Arts Connection in Montville, NJ.