Passion Plays and Jewish Music

[Helen Winkler <winklerh...>]

Every so often I get calls from people mounting Passion Plays, asking for my 
suggestions for which Jewish music and dances they should use in their 
productions.  I've always been uncomfortable and unsure of how to answer.  This 
time I finally told them that I didn't think Jewish music and dances belonged 
in a Passion Play due to the history of Anti-Semitism associated with Passion 
Plays and also because the music they want to use (Israeli and Hasidic) doesn't 
make sense for Biblical times.  Just wondering if any others have had to deal 
with this kind of thing before, and how have you addressed these issues.
Helen

Helen Winkler
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