Set in post-Stalinist Russia, Zalmen or the Madness of God is a play about the collective guilt of those who remain silent. Written by Elie Wiesel after his 1965 visit to the Soviet Union, the play explores man's need for tradition and the futility of gestures.
Zalmen: or, the Madness of God
Elie Wiesel's Zalmen or the Madness of God takes place in a post-Stalinist Russian synagogue on the eve of a visit by a Western acting troupe.
