The Oberammergau Passion play, which opened Monday in a special season to mark its 350th anniversary, remains a serious obstacle to building better Christian-Jewish relations. Despite outside efforts to have changes introduced, the play still is unmistakably anti-Semitic. Unless, finally, it is purged of its bias, economic pressure should be brought to bear on those who profit from sending tourists to see it.
A plague that swept Germany 350 years ago spared this Bavarian village, and, in gratitude for their deliverance, the men and women of Oberammergau promised that they would honor God by performing a play depicting the death of Jesus. The village presents the play once every 10 years - the 100 performances run from May until September - and in 1980
A plague that swept Germany 350 years ago spared this Bavarian village, and, in gratitude for their deliverance, the men and women of Oberammergau promised that they would honor God by performing a play depicting the death of Jesus. The village presents the play once every 10 years - the 100 performances run from May until September - and in 1980
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