A critical and historical study of Ben Hecht’s forgotten controversial plays championing Jewish causes during the World War II era. Includes the full texts of four works - We Will Never Die (1943), A Jewish Fairy Tale (1944), A Flag is Born (1946), and The Terrorist (1947) - which are republished here for the first time along with production details and full performance histories.
A critical and historical study of Ben Hecht’s forgotten controversial plays championing Jewish causes during the World War II era. Includes the full texts of four works - We Will Never Die (1943), A Jewish Fairy Tale (1944), A Flag is Born (1946), and The Terrorist (1947) - which are republished here for the first time along with production details and full performance histories. Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
GARRETT EISLER has taught in theatre programs at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, the New School’s Eugene Lang College, Brooklyn College, and Boston University. He is the editor of Twentieth-Century American Dramatists: Fifth Series.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction Part I: From “Vanishing” to Visible: Barriers to Jewish Representation, 1933–1943 Chapter 1: Protesting Antisemitism via Antifascism Chapter 2: Breaking the Silence: We Will Never Die Part II: Tevye and the Terrorists: Plays for Palestine, 1944–1947 Chapter 3: The Assassination of “Lord Moisha”: A Jewish Fairy Tale and the Pivot to Palestine Chapter 4: The Death of Tevye and the Birth of Israel: A Flag Is Born on Broadway Chapter 5: Passion Play for a Jewish “Terrorist” Conclusion Acknowledgments Appendix 1: Text of We Will Never Die Appendix 2: Text of A Jewish Fairy Tale Appendix 3: Text of A Flag Is Born Appendix 4: Text of The Terrorist Notes Bibliography Index Introduction 1 Part I From “Vanishing” to Visible: Barriers to Jewish Representation,1933–1943 1 Protesting Antisemitism via Antifascism 15 2 Breaking the Silence: We Will Never Die 28 Part II Tevye and the Terrorists: Plays for Palestine, 1944–1947 3 The Assassination of “Lord Moisha”: A Jewish Fairy Tale and the Pivot to Palestine 63 4 The Death of Tevye and the Birth of Israel: A Flag Is Born on Broadway 78 5 Passion Play for a Jewish “Terrorist” 105 Conclusion 117 appendix 1: we will never die 125 appendix 2: a jewish fairy tale 153 appendix 3: a flag is born 165 appendix 4: the terrorist 203 acknowledgments 223 notes 225 bibliography 249 index 000
Introduction Part I: From “Vanishing” to Visible: Barriers to Jewish Representation, 1933–1943 Chapter 1: Protesting Antisemitism via Antifascism Chapter 2: Breaking the Silence: We Will Never Die Part II: Tevye and the Terrorists: Plays for Palestine, 1944–1947 Chapter 3: The Assassination of “Lord Moisha”: A Jewish Fairy Tale and the Pivot to Palestine Chapter 4: The Death of Tevye and the Birth of Israel: A Flag Is Born on Broadway Chapter 5: Passion Play for a Jewish “Terrorist” Conclusion Acknowledgments Appendix 1: Text of We Will Never Die Appendix 2: Text of A Jewish Fairy Tale Appendix 3: Text of A Flag Is Born Appendix 4: Text of The Terrorist Notes Bibliography Index Introduction 1 Part I From “Vanishing” to Visible: Barriers to Jewish Representation,1933–1943 1 Protesting Antisemitism via Antifascism 15 2 Breaking the Silence: We Will Never Die 28 Part II Tevye and the Terrorists: Plays for Palestine, 1944–1947 3 The Assassination of “Lord Moisha”: A Jewish Fairy Tale and the Pivot to Palestine 63 4 The Death of Tevye and the Birth of Israel: A Flag Is Born on Broadway 78 5 Passion Play for a Jewish “Terrorist” 105 Conclusion 117 appendix 1: we will never die 125 appendix 2: a jewish fairy tale 153 appendix 3: a flag is born 165 appendix 4: the terrorist 203 acknowledgments 223 notes 225 bibliography 249 index 000
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