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Almonds Blossom in Deir Yassin

Cherry Street Village

720 25th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
Seattle, WA 98122 United States

This full-length play revolves around four characters (two Palestinian, two Israeli) with inextricable ties to Deir Yassin, the historical Palestinian village that was the site of a massacre in 1948 by paramilitary troops. The only surviving commander of the massacre, now elderly, arrives at the site decades later to receive an award for his part in the founding of the State of Israel. But what he finds is a young Israeli psychiatrist who contradicts his memories and a Palestinian woman and her father who may or may not be survivors of the massacre. There are layered conversations and confrontations, as the action builds to a stunning revelation–an act of radical compassion–just minutes before the end. The play delivers a profoundly relevant narrative of atrocity, human relationships, and hope. Palestinian playwright Hanna Eady states, “Through remembrance, storytelling, and resistance, the play demonstrates the essence of sumud, or steadfastness. This is not a passive quality, but an active one that perseveres through attempts to silence historical truths.”

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