A Splintered Soul

San Francisco, 1947. A group of Jewish refugees arrive from Poland, aided by the American Jewish community. Haunted by the death of their loved ones, they are haunted more by what they did to survive. Rabbi Kroeller, a resistance fighter who lost his family, makes it his mission to protect the survivors at all costs. But he discovers determining right versus wrong is more complicated in the new world, when he takes matters into his own hands, and a mysterious disappearance occurs with unforeseen consequences.
Format: Full-length play
Running Time: 2 hours

Snapshot

Original or Prominent Production:
New York premiere, Theater 3, 2011. Stage 773, Lakeview, Chicago, April–May 2016.
Nationality of Author: U.S.
Original Language: English
Experience(s) Chronicled: Survivors and Subsequent Generations | Escape | Rescue

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