Modesty Squad
Women’s Minyan" by Naomi Ragen, now being performed in St. Louis, Missouri, is the longest-running play ever to be presented at the Habimah Theatre of Tel Aviv. It premiered in Israel in 2002 and is still running.
The play is based on the true story of an ultra-Orthodox Judaic woman, the wife of a rabbi and mother of 12, who left her home after being attacked by her husband. When she attempted to return to see her children, the community's "modesty squad" tried in vain to force her to go back. Her friend with whom she was staying was physically attacked, her arm and leg broken. The rabbi's wife is punished by being cut off from her children. Despite a great deal of publicity, the woman still has not been allowed to see her children. The case is pending review in the Israeli Supreme Court.
The play runs March 15 – April 1, 2007 at the New Jewish Theatre in St. Louis, MO with performances on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 8 PM, and Sundays at 2 PM and 7:30 PM. This is its second American production.
The New Jewish Theatre performs in the Wolfson Studio Theatre of the Jewish Community Center (JCC) in Creve Coeur, 2 Millstone Campus Dr. (off of Schuetz at Lindbergh). Individual tickets are available by calling the box office at 314-442-3283 or in the Cultural Arts office of the JCC. Tickets are $18 - $25 for the production. For more information go to www.newjewishtheatre.org
The play is based on the true story of an ultra-Orthodox Judaic woman, the wife of a rabbi and mother of 12, who left her home after being attacked by her husband. When she attempted to return to see her children, the community's "modesty squad" tried in vain to force her to go back. Her friend with whom she was staying was physically attacked, her arm and leg broken. The rabbi's wife is punished by being cut off from her children. Despite a great deal of publicity, the woman still has not been allowed to see her children. The case is pending review in the Israeli Supreme Court.
The play runs March 15 – April 1, 2007 at the New Jewish Theatre in St. Louis, MO with performances on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 8 PM, and Sundays at 2 PM and 7:30 PM. This is its second American production.
The New Jewish Theatre performs in the Wolfson Studio Theatre of the Jewish Community Center (JCC) in Creve Coeur, 2 Millstone Campus Dr. (off of Schuetz at Lindbergh). Individual tickets are available by calling the box office at 314-442-3283 or in the Cultural Arts office of the JCC. Tickets are $18 - $25 for the production. For more information go to www.newjewishtheatre.org
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