![]() ![]() Indeed, the goblins terrorize the whole village, with the village rabbi warning Hershel that most who confront the goblins never return! Hershel goes on this quest not because he is a hero he is rather an everyman. In this puppet show, based on Eric Kimmel’s children’s book of the same name, a solitary man, Hershel, wanders through a dark village during the season of Hanukkah and is told that the villagers cannot celebrate Hanukkah due to the goblins haunting an old synagogue nearby. ![]() The puppeteers and voices are uniformly excellent, adding life and personality to this very special play for the holiday season. Can Hershel save the day and lift the curse for this shtetl (village)?” “Hershel just wants to celebrate Hanukkah with the community,” states the Puppet Co.’s description of “Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins,” “but the Queen and King of the Goblins have forbidden the lighting of the candles. Hershel of “Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins.” Photo by Elizabeth Dapo. ![]()
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