Postwar
During the McCarthy era, he became the target of suspicion as a left-wing intellectual. In 1947 he wrote a play about the Salem Witch Trials, "Wahn oder der Teufel in Boston" (Delusion, or The Devil in Boston), which premiered in Germany in 1949. It was translated by June Barrows Mussey and performed in Los Angeles in 1953 under the title "The Devil in Boston." In New York a Yiddish translation was shown. At the end of life, he dealt with Jewish themes again (The Jewess of Toledo) and advocated a Jewish state as a refuge.
In 1953, Lion Feuchtwanger won the National Prize of East Germany first Class for art and literature. There he was as ardent anti-fascist and communist sympathizer held in high honor, even if the Jewish moments of his work was less appreciated.
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