A Message from Arnold Mittelman After a career in not-for-profit and commercial theater spanning more than 40 years I was honored in 2007 to found the National Jewish Theater / Foundation and in 2010 to assume leadership of its Holocaust Theater International...
The Trial of God: (As It Was Held on February 25, 1649, in Shamgorod)
Author(s): Elie Wiesel
Set in a Ukrainian village in 1649, the play takes place in the aftermath of a pogrom. A Jewish innkeeper, Berish, and his daughter Hannah survive the raid, and when three actors arrive in the village to perform a Purim play, Berish demands that they stage a mock trial to indict God for His silence in the face of evil. A mysterious stranger named Sam arrives and volunteers to play the role of prosecutor.
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