THE MESSIAH OF MIDTOWN PARK

About the Book

THE MESSIAH OF MIDTOWN PARK
A Contemporary Comedy-Drama (Screenplay)

What will happen when the Messiah comes? Who will he be?

"The Messiah has not come yet!"
-Rabbi Joshua Sedaka, California Council of Rabbis

"The Second Coming of Jesus Christ is near."
-Rev. Albert Periwinkle, Executive Director of the Protestant Fundamentalist Alliance

"We don't know when our Lord Jesus Christ will return, but He will."
- Bishop Michael O'Toole, Los Angeles Catholic Archdiocese

"We are waiting for the Tenth and Final Messiah. He will come riding on a white horse, carry a sword of flame, and destroy the wicked."
-Swami Rabindranath Yogananda, East-West Hindu Brotherhood in America

"We are waiting for the Twelfth and Final Messiah, Al Mahdi. He will descend near the White Tower of Damascus."
-Imam Anwar Yamani, National Islamic Brotherhood

Seventy-seven-year-old Shlomo Hirsch has known for 55 years that he is the Messiah, but he has never known what to do about it. He realizes that he's not getting any younger, as he sits and feeds pigeons daily in Midtown Park. Time is running out. He must reveal himself to the world! Finally, he hits on a plan!

About the Author

Rolf Gompertz is the author of eight books, including Abraham, The Dreamer- An Erotic and Sacred Love Story; A Jewish Novel About Jesus; and Sparks of Spirit, How to Find Love and Meaning in Your Life 24 Hours a Day. A refugee from Nazi Germany, Gompertz earned a B.A. and M.A. from UCLA; worked for NBC 30 years; and has taught at UCLA Extension since 1974. He and his wife, Carol, live in North Hollywood, California. They have three married children and five grandchildren.