A Jewish spectator at a play in Santa Fethrew the theatre into turmoil by his loud protest against the anti-Semitic theme of the play. The result was interruption of the performance and calling public attention to the bigotry preached by the play which has been protested several times by DAIA, central representative organization of Argentine Jews.
The play, entitled “The Jew,” has a usurer as its central character. When the Jewish spectator protested, he was removed from the theatre by police, but later released. The protest served to highlight the fact that the play has not been officially banned, although it has been denounced as anti-Semitic by DAIA.
Support of opponents of the play came at Santa Fe from a prominent Catholic dignitary, Msgr. Alfonso Duran, who issued a statement calling attention to the fact that usury is not a Jewish trait. Msgr. Duran said he himself once had to pay usurious interest rates to a Christian money-lender.
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