The Holocaust as a Subject of Comedy

Maybe accusing Jews of “genocide” for defending themselves from Muslim terrorists who want to exterminate them did not sufficiently desecrate the memory of the Holocaust. Maybe the world needed Slam Frank:

A new musical in New York City has ignited fierce backlash for reimagining Holocaust victim Anne Frank as a pansexual Latina hiding from the Nazi occupation with her neurodiverse family and a non-binary love interest.

These days it isn’t always easy to tell, but the play is parody.

The production, titled Slam Frank, is a satirical play that exaggerates current cultural trends around inclusivity and identity politics, applying them to one of history’s most tragic stories to critique how performative ‘wokeness’ can distort storytelling.

The show began as a viral Instagram parody by Jewish composer Andrew Fox, who joked about creating a production to make ‘Latinx girlies feel included in the Holocaust.’

No doubt Anne Frank would have rolled on the floor with laughter.

The video spawned a full production built around a play-within-a-play conceit: a fictional theatre troupe trying to ‘decolonize’ Anne Frank’s story.

From there, the humor spirals into absurdity as characters discover new marginalized identities in musical numbers, swap yellow stars for pronoun pins, and even commune with ancestors lost at border crossings.

As intended, the over-the-top tastelessness has both filled seats and provoked outrage.

No doubt those involved congratulate themselves on their daring. But Slam Frank being staged indicates that making light of the Holocaust is no longer off limits, as Jews are no longer a designated victim group. If they want to be daring for real, they should stage a lighthearted romp poking fun at lynched blacks in the antebellum South.

On a tip from Wiggins.

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