{"product_id":"the-theatre-of-the-holocaust-robert-skloot-9780299090746","title":"The Theatre of the Holocaust, Volume 1: Four Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume contains these four plays: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eResort 76\u003c\/i\u003e by Shimon Wincelberg\u003cbr\u003e Will the relentless oppression of the starving workers in a ghetto factory destroy their faith in God? Their love of life? Their ability to resist? If a cat is more valuable than a human being, have hope and goodness been eliminated from the world? A moving and terrifying melodrama.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Throne of Straw\u003c\/i\u003e by Harold and Edith Lieberman\u003cbr\u003e Through the career of Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski, head of the Lodz, Poland Judenrat, we come to understand the horror of \"choiceless choice,\" of how giving up some to save others was the worst nightmare for those who sought the responsibilities of ghetto leadership. An epic play with music and song.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Cannibals\u003c\/i\u003e by George Tabori\u003cbr\u003e The children of murder victims assemble to enact ritually the destruction of their fathers in the presence of two survivors. As the sons become their fathers, the most profound ethical questions of the Holocaust are raised concerning the limits of humanity in a world of absolute evil. A daring tragicomedy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Who Will Carry the Word?\u003c\/i\u003e by Charlotte Delbo (translated by Cynthia Haft)\u003cbr\u003e In the austere, degraded setting of a concentration camp, twenty-two French women attempt to keep their sanity and hope as, one by one, they fall victim to the Nazi terror. Will anyone believe the story of the survivors? A poetic drama of resistance and witness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Skloot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0299090744\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299090746\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/1983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.50h x 8.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Robert Skloot","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056737022207,"sku":"9780299090746","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_385c1bc3-97b6-47fd-9dac-c50f8a99cc3e.jpg?v=1685042982","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-theatre-of-the-holocaust-robert-skloot-9780299090746","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}