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Adam Son of a Dog [אדם בן כלב]
Author(s): Alexander Chervinsky
An adaptation by Alexander Chervinsky: Adam Stein survived the Holocaust by playing a circus dog for the Nazi commander of a camp. He is now in a mental hospital in Israel, reliving his experiences. He was ordered not just to entertain the Nazi officers, but also the Jewish victims on their way to the gas chambers. He is ravaged by guilt for surviving, while his family died.
Format:Cabaret-drama
Snapshot
Nationality of Author:Israeli
Experience(s) Chronicled:Allegoric or Metaphoric Representations | Concentration and Extermination Camps | Survivors and Subsequent Generations
Tags: family, guilt, dog, gas chambers, experiences
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