Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s brother is making his off-Broadway debut.
Dr. Iddo Netanyahu’s 2007 play, “A Happy End” — about a Jewish couple deciding whether to leave Germany in 1932 — will hit New York City for the first time Friday.
Netanyahu, 63, a physician, historian and playwright, believes human nature is flawed, as people tend to ignore warning signs.
“It is the human condition . . . People have a need for optimism,” Netanyahu told The Post. “People can see and not see. They can’t always comprehend reality and make decisions based on reality.”
He said his wife’s mother and her Zionist family left for Switzerland as Hitler took power. But many did not and were among the 6 million Jews murdered in the Holocaust.
“Happy End” is not just a World War II or Holocaust story, Iddo Netanyahu said.
“It is about how we perceive events around us, how we truly judge them, and what role self-delusion might play in our most important decisions,” he said.
Previews for “A Happy End” will begin Friday. The play will open March 11 at the June Havoc Theatre, at 312 W. 36th St.