Jules Tasca
Now in modern play form, The Jew of Bologna depicts the most sensational clash of religions in history. The church takes Edgardo Mortara, when he was a boy of six from his family, because a Catholic serving girl in the employ of the Jewish Mortara family baptized him when he was an infant. The abduction of this child throws the Mortara family into a maelstrom of torture, as Edgardo's father, Solomone, and Mother Marianna, attempt to wrench their son, Edgardo, away from Papal authorities. The case becomes a worldwide concern as this small boy evolves into a cause celebre. Prevented from ever returning to his Jewish Family, ironically, Edgardo grows into an apologist for the church that separated him from his family. Eventually, Edgardo becomes a priest and cuts his ties with his Jewish past to the heartache of his family.
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Through I.U.P., Jules Tasca has taught playwrighting at Oxford University in England and he has performed with a commedia dell’arte group in Central Italy. He is the author of over 125 (full-length and one-act) published plays that have been produced in numerous national thea ...
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