Channeling everyday Jewish life before the Holocaust, playwright Sarah Brown's 'A Secret About Joy' has been performed for thousands of Romanians since last year's premiere

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Captivating, meticulously researched historical work brings to light myriad ways banking dynasty's 'silent' mothers, daughters, and wives exerted key soft power for three centuries