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The Jew who put Hitler on trial — and the play that stages his story

JL;DR SUMMARY Hans Litten, the Jewish lawyer who famously put Hitler on the witness stand in 1931, is the focus of Douglas P. Lackey's play, "Hans Litten: The Jew Who Cross-Examined Hitler." A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HistoryHitlerNazi GermanyTheaterLawOff BroadwayTrialHans LittenDouglas P. LackeyBiographical Drama

Places mentioned

Berlin, Germany
"The action jumps forward in fits and starts, finding Litten in his new Berlin practice, where he defends Communists with his party member partner Ludwig Barbasch (Dave Stishan)."
Dachau, Bavaria, Germany
"He endures torture, first at Sonnenberg and finally at Dachau."
Königsberg, Brandenburg, Germany
"It begins in 1924 in Knigsberg, with Littens law professor father, Friedrich (Stan Buturla), discussing his sons career prospects and handily alluding to the familys Protestant conversion."
New York City, New York, United States
"Douglas P. Lackeys play, Hans Litten: The Jew Who Cross-Examined Hitler, now playing Off-Broadway at Theater Row, is both more holistic, and hollower, than previous efforts."

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