Ari Roth, artisic director of Theatre J in Washington DC: “It’s a breakthrough in so many ways, consolidating into a tight 80 minutes so many personal struggles articulated by Aaron about the challenge of supporting and criticizing Israel, wrestling with contemporary controversies like the Rachel Corrie conflict and its troubled reception and the rightward drift within the Jewish community. The play’s belly is a travelogue to Israel where Aaron deftly captures a cohort of voices representing a diverse but always thoughtful and provocative range of experiences within Israel and the Territories.”
Motti Lerner, award winning Israeli playwright and screenwriter: “Aaron Davidman’s play is about the differences between the Judaism we got from our parents and the Judaism we are giving to our children. Is it a better Judaism? Can we make it better? Is this Judaism that we have in our hearts worth being given to our children? The answer will be yes only if we question it everyday of our life…”
Marcus Gardley, poet and playwright: “A JERUSALEM BETWEEN US is the most important and fierce political work to hit the American Stage in a quite a long stretch. Davidman’s one-man tour-de-force turns up the volume on the Israeli and Palestinian conflict in all its facets and in a way that is honorable, dangerous and thrilling by the minute. His is a journey into the unknown, casting light on the forbidden questions and charging us to find answers or at the very least take them home with us. His story, although quite specific, transcends race, politics and religion and where it leaves him (and us) is the most surprising place in all the world. What a revelation!”
