Zalmen or the Madness of God

A stage production recorded for television, this play takes place during Yom Kippur in a post-Stalinist Russian synagogue, where a Rabbi waits for a Western acting troupe and gets extremely angry about the repression of Jews in the Soviet Union. Written by Nobel Peace Prize recipient Elie Wiesel, this classic production stars Joseph Wiseman, Richard Bauer, Robert Prosky and Oscar winner Dianne Wiest.