- K esh ets ▁men ▁were ▁g unn ed ▁down . ▁It ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁Am i ▁and ▁Marg al it ' s ▁wed ding ▁day . ▁ ▁Radio ▁new sc asts ▁Radio ▁" new sc asts " ▁are ▁heard ▁throughout ▁the ▁play , ▁which ▁provide ▁important ▁historical ▁background ▁to ▁the ▁plot : ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁November ▁ 4 ▁– ▁The ▁Vict ory ▁at ▁El ▁Al ame in . ▁The ▁threat ▁of ▁Naz i ▁invasion ▁of ▁E ret z - Is rael ▁has ▁been ▁th wart ed . ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁November ▁ 2 8 ▁– ▁Franklin ▁D . ▁Ro ose vel t , ▁Joseph ▁St alin ▁and ▁W inst on ▁Church ill ▁decided ▁in ▁Te her an ▁on ▁the ▁tim et able ▁for ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁Europe . ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁May ▁ 8 ▁– ▁Germany ▁has ▁surrender ed . ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁September ▁ 2 7 ▁– ▁David ▁Ben - G ur ion ▁dem ands ▁that ▁the ▁British ▁Government ▁abol ish ▁the ▁White ▁P aper ▁which ▁forb ids ▁Jewish ▁imm igration ▁to ▁E ret z ▁Israel , ▁and ▁to ▁allocate ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁certific ates ▁to ▁the ▁surv iv ors ▁of ▁the ▁death ▁cam ps . ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁June ▁ 2 9 ▁– ▁The ▁Black ▁S abb ath . ▁The ▁British ▁army ▁ra ided ▁many ▁towns ▁and ▁K ib but z im ▁to ▁un cover ▁weapon ▁c aches .