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The Southern Jewish Weekly
Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida
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Sholem Asch, a noted Jewish writer, has banned productions of his play 'The God of Vengeance' worldwide, citing its outdated depiction of the Jewish underworld in Poland. He intervened when a Spanish production was planned in Mexico City.
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NEW YORK (JTA)—Sholem Asch, noted Jewish writer, has announced that he has prohibited the production of his play "The God of Vengeance" in any language in the United States and in other countries. He explained the ban by stating that the situation described in the play is dated and exists no longer.
The play which deals with the Jewish underworld in Poland has been produced since 1907 in many languages throughout the world. It was given in English in Broadway theatres and was also performed in Yiddish. The disclosure that he had banned the play was made by Asch when information reached him that "The God of Vengeance" was about to be produced in Spanish in Mexico City.
He warned the Mexican theatre against producing the play and appealed to the cast to discontinue rehearsals.
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Sholem Asch bans production of his play 'The God of Vengeance' in the US and other countries because the depicted Jewish underworld situation in Poland is outdated. The play, produced worldwide since 1907 including in English and Yiddish, was set to be staged in Spanish in Mexico City, prompting Asch to warn against it and appeal to the cast to stop rehearsals.