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Plays (performing arts compositions)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Beck Archives Rare Book Collection

 Collection
Identifier: B391
Abstract

This collection was created to contain rare books in the Beck Archives not associated with a collection. It currently includes one autographed copy of the play "Zalmen or The Madness of God" by Elie Wiesel.

Dates: 1974

Zalmen or "The Madness of God" by Elie Wiesel, 1974

 Item
Identifier: B391.01.0001.00001
Abstract

One signed bound copy of Zalmen or "The Madness of God" by Elie Wiesel with a maroon cover and gold embossed text "Zalmen, or The Madness of God Random House Elie Wiesel" on the spine and "United Jewish Appeal Commemorative Edition" on the cover.

The play is about a Rabbi who finds the courage to voice his oppression as a Soviet Jew and longs for more than just survival.

Dates: 1974