When Sylvia suddenly becomes partially paralyzed from the waist down , after reading about the events of Kristallnacht in the newspaper , Phillip contacts Dr. Harry Hyman . Dr. Hyman believes Sylvia 's paralysis is psychosomatic , and though he is not a psychiatrist , he begins to treat her according to his diagnosis . Throughout the play , Dr. Hyman learns more about the problems Sylvia is having in her personal life , particularly in her marriage
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht
Broken Glass (play)