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The traditional passion play, now with less antisemitism

This summer, a small Bavarian town’s life is consumed by community theater. It’s time again for the Oberammergau Passion Play, produced once a decade since the 17th century. The current production, a 20-week run that began in May, involves half of Oberammergau’s 5,000 residents. The play’s Web site offers photos, music and video.

A centuries-old passion play produced in Germany, hmm? So how do the Jews come off in this particular telling?