Posts Tagged: Oren Safdie
The Artistic Director of a Theatre Posted Hateful Comments About Israel — And I Lost My Position
We tend to think of today’s antisemites and Israel-haters as the masked protesters trying to intimidate Jewish students on university campuses, or perhaps the professors...
The Quiet Antisemitism: My Experience as a Jewish College Professor
There are plenty of examples of blatant antisemitism and attacks on Jews that have occurred over the past 10 months. It seems that every day,...
Poland, Jews and the Kielce Pogrom — of 1946
I was somewhat understanding when the Polish cabinet recently approved a bill that would criminalize the use of the phrase “Polish death camps” in reference to Nazi-run...
New Play Explores the ‘Arrogance’ of American Jews Critical of Israel, Playwright Says
In his new play Mr. Goldberg Goes to Tel Aviv, playwright Oren Safdie tackles an issue that is a cause of great concern to him: the...
New Play by Son of Yad Vashem Architect Tackles Why We Build Holocaust Memorials (INTERVIEW)
False Solution is a provocative new one-act play by Oren Safdie being performed at La MaMa in New York City that grapples with the construction...
