{"product_id":"ben-hechts-theatre-of-jewish-garrett-eisler-9781978835948","title":"Ben Hecht's Theatre of Jewish Protest","description":"Ben Hecht is most remembered as a famous Hollywood screenwriter and Broadway playwright, but only recently has his extensive Jewish activism during the Holocaust and its aftermath received scholarly attention. Unlike other, more expansive Hecht biographies, this book focuses in depth on his Jewish political theatre, drawing on extensive archival research of four dramas: \u003ci\u003eWe Will Never Die\u003c\/i\u003e (1943), \u003ci\u003eA Jewish Fairy Tale\u003c\/i\u003e (1944), \u003ci\u003eA Flag Is Born\u003c\/i\u003e (1946), and \u003ci\u003eThe Terrorist\u003c\/i\u003e (1947). Garrett Eisler's readings of these little-known (and out of print) texts reclaim them as pivotal to the history of Jewish American drama, being among the first works of U.S. theatre to address the Holocaust. The full texts of all four works are republished here for the first time, along with production details and full performance histories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hecht also introduced a new heroic Jewish identity to the American stage, one that challenged popular stereotypes of villainy or weakness. This powerful and (still) controversial body of work stands as a striking testament to the power of theatre to rise to the moment. In Hecht's use of the stage to aggressively engage with history as it was happening, his story is a compelling case of an artist who made a difference.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Garrett Eisler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1978835949\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781978835948\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.18h x 6.24w x 0.64d","brand":"Garrett Eisler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46489412796671,"sku":"9781978835948","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_91674c5e-a070-43ad-8e6c-25951afcbe64.jpg?v=1736953482","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ben-hechts-theatre-of-jewish-garrett-eisler-9781978835948","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}