Messiahs of 1933: How American Yiddish Theatre Survived Adversity Through Satire by Joel Schechter

Messiahs of 1933: How American Yiddish Theatre Survived Adversity Through Satire

Joel Schechter

295 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction art history challenging reflective medium-paced
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Joel Schechter has rediscovered the funny and often politically-charged plays of the American Yiddish theatre of the 1930s. In "Messiahs of 1933" he celebrates their satire, their radical imagination, and their commitment to social change. He intr...

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