Boaz, a young officer returning from the war, with battle shock. Tormented by feelings of guilt for the death of his friend and his command comforts in his arms. He makes contact with Menachem's parents, Ovadia, chairman of the bereaved parents' council, Hasia his wife, and Noga, the fiancee of the dead son who lives with them. Overwhelmed by grief, they find it difficult to go on with their lives. In the face of their grief, Boaz creates for Ovadia and Noga a sensitive and deep heroic image of the dead Menachem. Abdiya, who through Boaz's stories suddenly receives the son he always wanted, draws strength in the face of bereavement, and drags all the bereaved parents after him to turn to Boaz to bring them "something" from their dead sons in order to ease the bereavement. Reluctantly, Boaz turns into a kind of "commemoration business" , while between him and Noga a relationship is forged that calls into question the "IDF widow" myth. When the lie is revealed, everyone faces the bereavement in its full force.

From the reviews:

"The son of the last Jew of the Be'er Sheva Fringe Theater is a serious and ambitious story... Michaeli, who wrote the play and also directed it, created a dark and provocative show with a symbolic language that well combines elements of puppet theater and objects, and is accompanied by a rich musical soundtrack... the result is a dense production and claustrophobic, which gradually builds towards a very impressive climax"

"Shi Bar Ya'akov, Yediot Aharonot"

"A shocking, crushing experience, rich in content, depth and artistic means, which seems to undermine our reality and the obituaries in the press and on the days of remembrance where it turns out that everyone who died left behind poems in the village, was the salt of the earth and "God takes the good to him".

"Yoav Itamar, Cultural Universe"

Duration of the show: 70 minutes

Directed by: Yoav Michaeli

Setting: My father is dead

Costumes: Ahuva Ar

Lighting: Uri Morag

Music: Amir Groman (Marionette Sol)

Puppet training: Alit Weber

Traffic instruction: Eran Aboksis

'Ayit' Ensemble's Actors: Idan Avisher, Kobi Aderat, Oren Atias, Reut Barbie, Avihai Cohen, Yakir Portal, Ofer Freeman, Ader Sidlik,

Guest actress: Tzahala Michaeli

Photo: Maayan Kaufman