Sandy Gutman in Poland (Aussie jokers)
TítuloSandy Gutman in Poland (Aussie jokers); Shylock
Autor
Call numberV846
Número del objetov846
Lugar de publicaciónSydney, New South Wales, Australia, Canada
EditorialSBS
Año de publicación
2001
1999
MaterialAudio-visual material
Notes
video
video
Descripción
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
Descripción
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