The decision to feature Seven Jewish Children at Theater J should be judged not on the basis of the play's content but, rather, on its value in sparking a difficult but necessary conversation within our community. To preclude even the possibility of such a discussion does a disservice not only to public discourse, but also to the very values of rigorous intellectual engagement and civil debate on which our community prides itself.By this standard, of course, Theater J should also -- as I've suggested to its director, Ari Roth -- stage a reading of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, because it too would spark "a difficult but necessary conversation within our community."
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