The problems with 'Seven Jewish' children go way beyond the name. It connects to a narrative of the 'Jew as child-killer', which has been a narrative in persecution of Jewish people through the ages. To be honest I think the main issue with that play - which I have read - is that is tries to evoke extremely complex topics in a very short span and as such doesn't indicate the playwright has thought the issues through enough.
Factual correction: There are only six Israeli children in Caryl Churchill's play. The first child is being hidden from persecutors in Europe at some point prior to the creation of the Israeli state. Hence the title.
I would absolutely agree. Where I work someone was bullied out of the organisation without any repercussions for the Artistic Director. I'm still working to see what will happen months down the line.
Dangerous people get let off by other 'good' people. It's all about the small decisions, the prioritising of one small thing over an other small thing that build up to make a massive abdication of responsibility.
The problems with 'Seven Jewish' children go way beyond the name. It connects to a narrative of the 'Jew as child-killer', which has been a narrative in persecution of Jewish people through the ages. To be honest I think the main issue with that play - which I have read - is that is tries to evoke extremely complex topics in a very short span and as such doesn't indicate the playwright has thought the issues through enough.
Factual correction: There are only six Israeli children in Caryl Churchill's play. The first child is being hidden from persecutors in Europe at some point prior to the creation of the Israeli state. Hence the title.
I would absolutely agree. Where I work someone was bullied out of the organisation without any repercussions for the Artistic Director. I'm still working to see what will happen months down the line.
Dangerous people get let off by other 'good' people. It's all about the small decisions, the prioritising of one small thing over an other small thing that build up to make a massive abdication of responsibility.