GOOD JEW is set in the late 1980s with the sole character Henryk Altman (now “Henry”) being interviewed in his den via voice recorder and video. The interviewer is unseen. When the taping stops, or the interview is halted, the stage goes to black and we pick up on the next recorded section of the interview. Henry recounts his trials from being moved into the ghetto and working in the black market. He is incarcerated at Treblinka twice, jumped from the train on his third assignment, joined the resistance, and continuing to “pass for white” throughout the war. He often denies his Jewish heritage and must make terrorizing moral choices in order to stay alive.

At World War II’s end, Henry had escaped the Holocaust with his life and moved to the United States thanks to a distant cousin willing to sponsor him. Henry creates a new life for himself and raises a family. Throughout his stories, he remains hopeful and delivers a positive message.