Star Micaela Diamond says before almost every show, they stand in a circle and say Jewish prayer for the dead

The necklace choice comes as the performer stars in a play that tells the story of the 1915 antisemitic lynching of Leo Frank in the US, and whose opening drew neo-Nazi protests

Ben Platt leads in true story of Leo Frank, a Jew who was lynched in Atlanta in 1915, as US contends with new wave of Jew-hatred, including neo-Nazi protest outside of show

Play tells story of 1915 lynching of Leo Frank in Georgia, in case that spurred a revival of white supremacist group KKK and the creation of the Anti-Defamation League

Ben Platt sang US national anthem in LA's Dodger Stadium, taking opportunity to weigh in on Roe v Wade controversy

Jewish Broadway actor to star in musical comedy 'Theater Camp,' which will be made where Reform movement's camp was for teen leaders

Former banker turned advocate for Jewish education is musical star Ben Platt's mother

Ben Platt says a chaperone overheard kids mentioning his sexuality on 8th grade trip, assumed he was being bullied; to preempt call to his parents, he told them about his sexuality

Actors Shira Haas, Ben Platt and Josh Malina send greetings, sing songs; event features discussion by chefs on falafel, messages from President Rivlin and Dr. Ruth Westheimer

Six-hour broadcast will include a trivia quiz, an Israeli barbecue cooking class, talks with local personalities and a two-hour party with radio station Galgalatz