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The Jewish Dog
Author(s): Yonatan Esterkin
The Jewish Dog is an autobiography of Cyrus, a dog born in mid-1930s into the household of the German-Jewish family Gottlieb. Cyrus is a special dog, unusually sensitive to humans’ emotions and determined to fully comprehend human speech. The novel follows his life and contemplations while he’s making his way through Europe during World War II. Cyrus witnesses the rise of Nazism and the Holocaust, and all the love he knows comes from the Gottlieb family.
A Nazi decree forces the family out of their home, and unfortunate events separate them from Cyrus.
Format: One Man Show
Cast Size:1M
Character breakdown:
Miha Rodman
Snapshot
Original or Prominent Production:
Hasimta Theatre Tel Aviv Israel 2007
Hasimta Theatre Tel Aviv Israel 2007
Original Source Material: The Jewish Dog, A novel by Asher Kravitz
Nationality of Author: Israeli
Original Language: Hebrew
Publisher:
Yediot Aharonot Tel Aviv Israel 2007
Production Rights Holder:
Yonatan Esterkin
Experience(s) Chronicled: Germany, Hitler and the Growth of Nazism | Concentration and Extermination Camps
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