The Soothing Balm: The Yiddish Theatre and the Performative Holocaust Memory in Romania
The Soothing Balm: The Yiddish Theatre and the Performative Holocaust Memory in Romania
Author(s): Mihai LukácsSubject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Local History / Microhistory, History of Judaism, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of the Holocaust, Politics of History/Memory, Politics and Identity
Published by: Institutul National pentru Studierea Holocaustului din Romania ELIE WIESEL
Keywords: IKUF; Iacob Mansdorf; Romanian Jewish State Theatre; memory; Israil Bercovici;
Summary/Abstract: Starting with the first performances in 1944, new Jewish theatre companies created works that courageously approached the recent trauma for large audiences. The outstanding IKUF(Yiddisher Kultur Ferband) Theatre led this cultural movement and put the artistic foundations to what would become the Jewish State Theatre (Teatrul Evreiesc de Stat – TES) in 1948, in a difficult and confusing political moment. Its short-lived existence left a legacy that had long-term effects on the intricate transformations of the Jewish theatre in Romania.
Journal: Holocaust. Studii şi cercetări
- Issue Year: XIV/2022
- Issue No: 15
- Page Range: 261-282
- Page Count: 22
- Language: English
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