Staging Holocaust Resistance [Paperback]

Plunka argues that drama is the ideal art form to revitalize the collective memory of Holocaust resistance. This comparative drama study examines a variety of international plays - some quite well-known, others more obscure - that focus on collective or individual defiance of the Nazis.Introduction German Resistance: Carl Zuckmayer's Des Teufels General The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Rescuing Jews in Western and Eastern Europe: Lois Lowry's/Douglas W. Larche's Number the Stars and Julian Garner's The Flight Into Egypt Resistance in the Extermination Camps: Susan B. Katz's Courage Untold Resistance From the Clergy Staging America's Response to the Holocaust: Susan Lieberman and Stephen J. Morewitz's Steamship Quanza Aharon Megged's Hanna Senesh The Saga of Raoul Wallenberg - Nicholas Wenckheim's Image and Likeness The Legacy of Dr. Janusz Korczak Conclusion

'Plunka believes that keeping alive acts of resistance to the Holocaust is necessary to make the world a better place. He believes also that drama is the most effective kind of testimony ... The book [is] readily accessible to nonspecialists. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readers.' - CHOICE

Gene A. Plunka is a professor of English (specializing in Contemporary Drama) at the University of Memphis.