Firenze University Press https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/bsfm-sijis Jewish Drama on the Irish Stage: Th e Socio-Political and Cultural Milieu Citation: B. Montgom- ery (2020) Jewish Dra- of the Dublin Jewish Amateur Operatic ma on the Irish Stage: The Socio-Political and Cultural Society (1908-1910) and the Dublin Milieu of the Dublin Jewish Amateur Operatic Society (1908- Jewish Dramatic Society (1924-1954) 1910) and the Dublin Jewish Dramatic Society (1924-1954) Sijis 10: pp. 133-152. doi: Barry Montgomery http://dx.doi.org/10.13128/ Ulster University (<
[email protected]>) SIJIS-2239-3978-11757 Copyright: © 2020 B. Motgomery. This is an open access, peer-re- viewed article published by Abstract: Firenze University Press (https:// This essay will conduct an examination into the as yet under-researched his- oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/ tory of Jewish drama and theatre in Ireland. It will explore a number of so- bsfm-sijis) and distributed under cio-political and cultural contexts pertinent to shared or paralleled Jewish, the terms of the Creative Com- Irish, and Irish Jewish concerns over language, identity, history, nationalisms, mons Attribution - Non Commer- prejudice and oppression. It will also explore direct or implicit engagements cial - No derivatives 4.0 Interna- and dialogues between various Irish Jewish dramatic societies and non-Jewish tional License, which permits use, distribution and reproduc- Irish movements and societies such as the Irish Literary Revival and the Gaelic tion in any medium, provided League. Ultimately, the research hopes to provide a framework for future studies the original work is properly into Irish Jewish theatre providing a public platform giving voice to Ireland’s cited as specifi ed by the author largest non-Christian minority during the first half of the twentieth century.