Language:
English
Year of publication:
1999
Titel der Quelle:
Theatrical Performance during the Holocaust
Angaben zur Quelle:
(1999) 28-39
Keywords:
Jüdischer Kulturbund
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), and the theater
Abstract:
Discusses the Jüdischer Kulturbund, the Nazi-sponsored organization for Jewish actors who were barred from performing on the German stage. Considers the Berlin Kulturbund in terms of helping Jewish actors and their Jewish public deal with the increasing deprivation of rights in Nazi Germany . Disagrees with the one-sided view that the organization was simply an example of Nazi exploitation. Concludes that theatrical performances served as a means of resistance or at least survival. Deals with the complex aspects of Jewish identity for assimilated Jews, Zionists, and others, each of whom wanted something different from the Kulturbund. For some of the actors this provided a refuge, an arena where they could preserve their sense of self, in contrast to the image that the Nazis attempted to foist onto them. Discusses the role of repertoire - German, European, Jewish, and even Palestinian (in one case) - and its implications for Jewish identity, and the role of Nazi censorship.
Note:
Appeared previously in "Theatre Survey" 135,2 (1994).
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