The God of Vengeance

work by Asch

Also known as: “Got fun nekome”

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The God of Vengeance is a play by Sholem Asch, written in 1907. It is considered a significant work in modern Yiddish literature. The play is set in the context of a Jewish brothel owner and explores the complex relationships within his family, notably the lesbian relationship between his daughter and one of the prostitutes. The play faced censorship and was banned in various locations, despite being produced by Max Reinhardt in Berlin. Asch's work often depicted the lives of eastern European Jewish communities, exploring their struggles between tradition and modernity.1

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Sholem Asch
…play Got fun nekome (1907; The God of Vengeance), about a Jewish brothel owner whose daughter has a lesbian relationship with one of her father’s prostitutes. The play was produced in Berlin by Max Reinhardt in 1910 but banned elsewhere. Asch visited the United States in 1910, returned there in…
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…play Got fun nekome (1907; The God of Vengeance), about a Jewish brothel owner whose daughter has a lesbian relationship with one of her father’s prostitutes. The play was produced in Berlin by Max Reinhardt in 1910 but banned elsewhere. Asch visited the United States in 1910, returned there in…
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