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King Matt in the Ghetto [המלך מתיא בגטו]
Author(s): Chaim Teharlev
A group of children in a ghetto is staging King Matt the First, a famous book by Janusz Korczak, just before they are sent to their deaths.
Format: Children's play
Snapshot
Original or Prominent Production:
1963, in kibbutz Yagur (the show was about to do a tour around Israel but was canceled when playwright and director, Teharlev, died).
1963, in kibbutz Yagur (the show was about to do a tour around Israel but was canceled when playwright and director, Teharlev, died).
Original Source Material: Based on the book by Janusz Korczak King Matt the First.
Nationality of Author: Israeli
Original Language: Hebrew
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