Manhattan middle school CANCELS Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice play after parents raise anti-Semitism concerns because of Shylock character - 75 Morton School canceled its production of Shakespeare’s ‘The Merchant of Venice’ amid the concerns of anti-Semitic themes - Some Jewish parents expressed concern about anti-Semitic themes and questions of whether the material was appropriate for middle schoolers - The middle school in Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan had planned a unit on the play for seventh grade drama students - The school decided to focus on a playwriting curriculum instead of switching to a new production A middle school in...
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