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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 430

Romeo and Juliet

A poster for a British theater's version of Romeo and Juliet depicting Romeo as a Nazi and Juliet as a Jew, October 2022. (Icarus Theatre Collective via Twitter)
November 3, 2022, 11:35 am
Amid criticism, London theater group drops planned Nazi-Jewish ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Icarus Theatre Collective stresses it did not intend to depict Nazis and Jews on an equal footing; Jewish founder also apologizes for casting call that didn’t specify Jewish actors
By Jackie Hajdenberg
David Serero, center, plays Romeo and Ashley Brooke Miller plays Juliet in a Jewish adaptation of the classic tragedy. (Josefin Dolsten via JTA)
June 15, 2019, 8:41 pm
It’s Ashkenazi vs. Sephardi Jews in this take on ‘Romeo and Juliet’
From Sunday at New York’s Center for Jewish History, a reimagining of Shakespearean classic with an Ashkenazi Juliet falling for a Sephardi Romeo, to the dismay of their families
By Josefin Dolsten
Franco Zeffirelli is shown in this Oct. 16, 2009 file photo, in Rome. The Italian director, known for operas, films and television, has died in Rome at the age of 96. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
June 15, 2019, 5:07 pm
‘Romeo and Juliet,’ ‘Jesus of Nazareth’ director Franco Zeffirelli dies at 96
Most popularly known for his films, the Italian’s name was also inextricably linked to the theater and opera, making it his mission to bring culture to the masses
By Colleen Barry
William Shakespeare (John Taylor, National Portrait Gallery, Wikimedia Commons, public domain)
May 21, 2016, 8:45 pm
Simon Wiesenthal Center denounces ‘Israel-bashing’ Romeo and Juliet play
Set in contemporary East Jerusalem, production includes uniformed Israeli soldiers lording over Palestinians
By ToI Staff
In this Thursday, April 28, 2016 photo, Palestinian actors perform a Gaza version of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" play on the stage of a cultural center in Gaza City. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
May 9, 2016, 4:02 pm
‘Romeo and Juliet’ gets local twist in Gaza performance
Shakespeare’s feuding families a fitting template for the present-day fight between Fatah and Hamas, says director Ali Abu Yassin
By Fares Akram
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