Tag Archives: Anti-Semitism

Nazi Town USA Makes Timely Debut on PBS

“It looked like any summer camp in America.  It looked normal.  But it wasn’t normal.  It was Nazi camp.” If you’ve ever gone to summer camp as a kid, you probably joined your Girl or Boy Scout pals… or devout … Continue reading

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A Tree of Life Revisits the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting on HBO

“Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must–at that moment–become the center of the universe.”—Eli Wiesel. Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor Eli Wiesel (1928-2016) would no doubt applaud filmmaker … Continue reading

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The U.S. and the Holocaust Reexamined on PBS

“I feel a sense of urgency. We’re not trying to equate anything with The Holocaust. That would be a horrible, horrible thing to do.  We’re just saying: ‘Let’s not get there again as human beings, please, let’s not get there … Continue reading

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