A century-old Jewish tale of demonic possession — yet one that’s just as relevant today
Igor Golyak reimagines 'The Dybbuk' for the 21st Century
Igor Golyak reimagines 'The Dybbuk' for the 21st Century
For 100 years, 'The Dybbuk' has had the demonic power of mesmerizing and galvanizing audiences
If there had been stand-up comedy in the shtetl, “The dybbuk made me do it!” could very well have been a popular catchphrase. The myth of an innocent person turning to evil because a demon has taken possession of his or her body is common to all cultures, but it has deep roots in Jewish…
It’s a pretty familiar theme — the Jew as a perpetual wanderer, forever a foreigner, friendless and reviled by all. Is there anyone else so existentially homeless, utterly without place on the planet as the Jew? Who, besides the Jew, is so intolerable to his host that he becomes the target of violent threats, which…
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