Ben Hecht's Theatre of Jewish Protest

Auteur

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.

Texte du rabat

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.

Contenu

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