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- ↑ "Review: For Jews, an Unanswered 'Prayer for the French Republic'". New York Times.
- ↑ "The Huntington's 'Prayer for the French Republic' is a theatrical blessing". wbur.
- ↑ "Broadway's 'Prayer For The French Republic' Casts Anthony Edwards, Aria Shahghasemi & More". Deadline.
- ↑ "She'd never played a Jewish character before. Then, a hit play about antisemitism came along". Forward.
- ↑ "'Prayer for the French Republic' Transferring to Broadway". New York Times.
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