"Shylock, Shakespeare and the Jews: Anti-Semitism in The Merchant of Venice"

Al Pacino won raves playing Shylock in the Public Theater's recent production of The Merchant of Venice. Director Barry Edelson, Columbia professor James Shapiro and Rabbi Steven Weil discuss whether the character, the play and the bard are anti-Semitic in a panel discussion moderated by New York Times theater reporter Patrick Healy.