THE STORY: The time is 1940. Hillel Kook arrives in the United States, fresh from the underground resistance to the British in Palestine. Under the alias Peter Bergson, he leads a small group of activists in seeking to rescue Jews threatened with destruction in Europe. Bergson is shocked to find his efforts blocked by the indifference and anti-Semitism in the Roosevelt administration and the fears and timidity of the Jewish establishment. Undaunted, Bergson and his colleagues organize a bold campaign to open the doors of the United States to Jews fleeing Hitler in a desperate race against time. Based on actual events, THE ACCOMPLICES is the true story of one man's fight on American soil to shatter a conspiracy of silence and inaction in the face of genocide.

"This is a story that needs to be told, and Weinraub - a longtime New York Times reporter - does so with moving clarity. A substantial, punch-packing morality thriller. Don't miss!" - Time Out NY. "A gripping work that illuminates a shameful period in American history. Sharply written." - NY Post. "THE ACCOMPLICES recalls political drama of the 1930s. As in, say, Clifford Odets' Waiting for Lefty. Bernard Weinraub has written a solid piece of agitation propaganda about events of yesteryear." - Variety. "Deeply affecting. Profoundly disturbing. Ultimately heartbreaking." - NY Newsday. "Provocative, intelligent and compelling. THE ACCOMPLICES will give you plenty to talk about." - NY Daily News. "[a] pull-no-punches excoriation of the Roosevelt Administration's reluctance to shelter Eastern European Jews before and during WWIIA fascinating and underreported story." - NY Sun.

Publisher

Dramatists Play Service Inc.

Format

Play

Binding

Softcover

ISBN

9780822222538

Stock code

9780822222538

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