Released:
1999-05-17

Overview:
A biblical drama in four acts. Set in a synagogue where Jews hide all night as a pogrom rages outside, the story combines Biblical and pre-World War II Jewish history. The rabbi reads from the Torah, leading, in each act, to the exploration and re-enactment of a different Biblical theme. At the conclusion, the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem and the deportation of those hiding become one, while the despair of a scattered people is balanced by a messianic voice that speaks of hope for deliverance of the Jews in Zion.

Director:
Michael Heinicke

Runtime:
4h 0min

Genre:

• Cast:
• 
  Dieter Wefing
  as
  Chorus
• 
  Ewa Bator
  as
  Chorus
• 
  Helmut Klotz
  as
  Chorus
• 
  Peter-Jürgen Schmidt
  as
  The Rabbi
• 
  Piotr Bednarski
  as
  The Narrator