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245 10 a| Ben Hecht's theatre of Jewish protest /c| Garrett Eisler.;

264 1 a| New Brunswick :b| Rutgers University Press,c| [2025];

300 a| vii, 260 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-254) and index.;

520 a| "Ben Hecht is most remembered as a famous Hollywood screenwriter and Broadway playwright, but only recently has his extensive Jewish activism during the Holocaust and its aftermath received scholarly attention. Unlike other, more expansive Hecht biographies, this book focuses in depth on his Jewish political theatre, drawing on extensive archival research of four dramas: We Will Never Die (1943), A Jewish Fairy Tale (1944), A Flag is Born (1946), and The Terrorist (1947). Garrett Eisler's readings of these little-known (and out of print) texts reclaim them as pivotal to the history of Jewish-American drama, being among the first works of U.S. theatre to address the Holocaust. The full texts of all four works are republished here for the first time, along with production details and full performance histories. Hecht also introduced a new heroic Jewish identity to the American stage, one that challenged popular stereotypes of villainy or weakness. This powerful and (still) controversial body of work stands as a striking testament to the power of theatre to rise to the moment. In his use of the stage to aggressively engage with history as it was happening, Hecht's story is a compelling case of an artist who made a difference"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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650 0 a| Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature.=| ^A109009;

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Ben Hecht's theatre of Jewish protest / Garrett Eisler.

Author/creator	Eisler, Garrett author.
Format	Book
Publication	New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2025]
Description	vii, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964--Criticism and interpretation. Jews in literature. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature.

Included Work	(Container of (work): Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964. We will never die.
Included Work	(Container of (work): Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964. Jewish fairy tale.
Included Work	(Container of (work): Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964. Flag is born.
Included Work	(Container of (work): Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964. Terrorist.
Abstract	"Ben Hecht is most remembered as a famous Hollywood screenwriter and Broadway playwright, but only recently has his extensive Jewish activism during the Holocaust and its aftermath received scholarly attention. Unlike other, more expansive Hecht biographies, this book focuses in depth on his Jewish political theatre, drawing on extensive archival research of four dramas: We Will Never Die (1943), A Jewish Fairy Tale (1944), A Flag is Born (1946), and The Terrorist (1947). Garrett Eisler's readings of these little-known (and out of print) texts reclaim them as pivotal to the history of Jewish-American drama, being among the first works of U.S. theatre to address the Holocaust. The full texts of all four works are republished here for the first time, along with production details and full performance histories. Hecht also introduced a new heroic Jewish identity to the American stage, one that challenged popular stereotypes of villainy or weakness. This powerful and (still) controversial body of work stands as a striking testament to the power of theatre to rise to the moment. In his use of the stage to aggressively engage with history as it was happening, Hecht's story is a compelling case of an artist who made a difference"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-254) and index.
Genre/form	Literary criticism.
Genre/form	Drama.
Genre/form	Critiques littéraires.
Genre/form	Théâtre.
LCCN	2024019635
ISBN	9781978835948
ISBN	1978835949 paperback
ISBN	9781978835955 hardcover
ISBN	1978835957 hardcover
ISBN	electronic book
ISBN	electronic book

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