Sandy Gutman in Poland (Aussie jokers)
TitreSandy Gutman in Poland (Aussie jokers); Shylock
Auteur
Call numberV846
N° d'objetv846
Lieu de publicationSydney, New South Wales, Australia, Canada
EditeurSBS
Année de publication
2001
1999
MatérielDocument audiovisuel
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