Bio Gerald Fierst
Gerald Fierst, actor, storyteller, author, and literacy educator, has worked in film, television and theater as well performing and recording in the US, Europe, and Asia as a storyteller. In 2022/23, as an actor, he appeared in the first two seasons of the HULU series Only Murders in the Building.
As a recording artist, he is the recipient of two Parents Choice Awards for his CD’s of world folktales.
As a playwright, he worked closely with the noted Holocaust historian Dr Yaffa Eliach and her award-winning collection of oral histories Hasidic Takes of the Holocaust, adapting them into the musical play Dancing With Miracles.
As a storyteller, he has been a featured and a ghost storyteller at the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, TN, and a Storyteller in Residence at the International Storytelling Center. He is a recipient of the JustStories Fellowship for his work with Susan O'Hallaran and Arif Choudhury about Jewish, Muslim, and Christian identity in 21st Century America and has presented and performed at CAJE, NewCAJE, LIMMUD, and the National Havurah Conference.