American Jewish Theatre

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This course explores Jewish identity as portrayed in 20th and 21st century United States drama and musicals. Consideration of Yiddish theater; the impact of black-face minstrelsy on Jewish artists; plays dealing with anti-Semitism, assimilation, generational conflict, and the counterpoint of outward success and inward disappointment. These works are all fused to a historical overview of Jews and Jewish culture in America.