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Faith Put on Trial in David Ives' Engrossing 'New Jerusalem'

Faith Put on Trial in David Ives’ Engrossing ‘New Jerusalem’

By Andrea Braun Contributing Reviewer Imagine you’re a Jew in Amsterdam in the mid-17th century. You are tolerated in this cosmopolitan city. Likely you’re of Portuguese descent, born of a family who fled the Portuguese Inquisition to find freedom to worship among the Dutch. They call your people conversos, and that’s fine with you because your Iberian identity is still strong in the customs you…

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Engrossing Historical Drama Set for New Jewish Theatre

In the 16th and 17th centuries, Amsterdam was a haven for Jewish refugees escaping the Inquisition in Portugal. A large Sephardic community resettled there and the Jews were able to practice their religion openly and peacefully. So much so that Amsterdam was often referred to as the “New Jerusalem.”

That brings us to the subject of the next NJT production, David Ives’ New Jerusalem, the…

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