Sandy Gutman in Poland (Aussie jokers)
TitleSandy Gutman in Poland (Aussie jokers); Shylock
Author
Call numberV846
Object numberv846
Place of publicationSydney, New South Wales, Australia, Canada
PublisherSBS
Year of publication
2001
1999
MaterialAudio-visual material
Notes
video
video
Description
Sandy Gutman aka Austen Tayshus (Australian Jewish comedian) travels to Germany and Poland to retrace his family's steps and pay hommage to their suffering. He travels to Auschwitz, farmhouses and factories
Description
Gives a broad history of antisemitism and also looks at the various ways The Merchant of Venice's Shylock has been presented onstage. Explores the archetype of the Jew as ritual murderer-usurer and the origins of the oldest and most devastating myths of Christian Europe