Jonathan Glazer’s searing Oscars acceptance speech, in which the Zone of Interest filmmaker referenced the Israel-Gaza conflict and said that he refuted his “Jewishness and the Holocaust being hijacked by an occupation,” has led to a fierce reaction on social media.
In his prepared speech accepting the 2024 Academy Award for best international film, Glazer thanked his partners on The Zone of Interest, a haunting film about Auschwitz and the Holocaust, and then made a statement addressing both his work and a reference to the Israel-Gaza conflict. “All our choices were made to reflect and confront us in the present, not to say, ‘Look what they did then’; rather, ‘what we do now,'” Glazer said. “Our film shows where dehumanization leads at its worst. It’s shaped all of our past and present.”
Glazer, who is Jewish, added: “Right now, we stand here as men who refute their...
In his prepared speech accepting the 2024 Academy Award for best international film, Glazer thanked his partners on The Zone of Interest, a haunting film about Auschwitz and the Holocaust, and then made a statement addressing both his work and a reference to the Israel-Gaza conflict. “All our choices were made to reflect and confront us in the present, not to say, ‘Look what they did then’; rather, ‘what we do now,'” Glazer said. “Our film shows where dehumanization leads at its worst. It’s shaped all of our past and present.”
Glazer, who is Jewish, added: “Right now, we stand here as men who refute their...
- 3/11/2024
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Last Laugh Reviewed by: Harvey Karten, Shockya Grade: B Director: Ferne Pearlstein Written by: Ferne Pearlstein, Robert Edwards, inspired by Kent Kirshenbaum’s “The Last Laugh: Humor and the Holocaust.” Cast: Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Renee Firestone, Sarah Silverman, Rob Reiner, Larry Charles, Abraham Foxman Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 3/13/17 Opens: April 12, 2017 […]
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- 3/14/2017
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
George Carlin had a famously controversial stand-up routine, in which he attempted to prove rape can be funny. Taken at face value, and especially if you aren’t familiar with Carlin, this sounds like it could be a shock-value gag. In delivery, it is not, and by the end of the act – which is a thinly veiled rant against political correctness — his point resonates.
But are some topics truly off limits? This is the compelling question of Ferne Pearlstein’s The Last Laugh, a documentary that questions whether the Holocaust is something that can ever be a source of humor.
Pearlstein interviews many noteworthy figures from the comedy world — Mel Brooks, Gilbert Gottfried, Sarah Silverman, David Cross, Rob Reiner and Carl Reiner, to name but a few – and what’s surprising is the disparity in their opinions on the subject. For example, one might be surprised to hear Brooks opine...
But are some topics truly off limits? This is the compelling question of Ferne Pearlstein’s The Last Laugh, a documentary that questions whether the Holocaust is something that can ever be a source of humor.
Pearlstein interviews many noteworthy figures from the comedy world — Mel Brooks, Gilbert Gottfried, Sarah Silverman, David Cross, Rob Reiner and Carl Reiner, to name but a few – and what’s surprising is the disparity in their opinions on the subject. For example, one might be surprised to hear Brooks opine...
- 3/3/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
There’s nothing funny about the Holocaust, which is probably why some comedians think it’s about time to start making jokes about it. The Last Laugh, a documentary by director and cinematographer Ferne Pearlstein, reveals, dissects, and discusses the subject of taboo humor in general and the Holocaust in particular. Pearlstein gathers together interviews with numerous comedians, writers, producers, and activists, including several Holocaust survivors, to present their perspective on what can be joked about and what cannot and where, if anywhere, comedy must draw the line.
Auschwitz survivor Renee Firestone represents the major argument for laughing in the face of overwhelming evil, as she recalls her experience in the camps and afterwards. She discusses the use of humor within the camps, up to and including cabaret productions by performers that tacitly made fun of the Nazis and the SS guards. While Firestone is the most personally profiled survivor,...
Auschwitz survivor Renee Firestone represents the major argument for laughing in the face of overwhelming evil, as she recalls her experience in the camps and afterwards. She discusses the use of humor within the camps, up to and including cabaret productions by performers that tacitly made fun of the Nazis and the SS guards. While Firestone is the most personally profiled survivor,...
- 4/19/2016
- by Lauren Humphries-Brooks
- We Got This Covered
Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was surprised by criticism of a crowd-pleasing oath he thought was all in good fun but some have criticized as too similar to a Nazi salute. "Honestly, until this phone call, I didn't know it was a problem," he said when he called in to the Today show Tuesday morning. "I'm very surprised to hear it." With just one week to go until March 15th - when Gop primaries in Florida, Ohio, Illinois, and elsewhere will help determine the Republican nominee for president - the party front-runner has been calling on attendees of his...
- 3/8/2016
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- PEOPLE.com
Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was surprised by criticism of a crowd-pleasing oath he thought was all in good fun but some have criticized as too similar to a Nazi salute. "Honestly, until this phone call, I didn't know it was a problem," he said when he called in to the Today show Tuesday morning. "I'm very surprised to hear it." With just one week to go until March 15th - when Gop primaries in Florida, Ohio, Illinois, and elsewhere will help determine the Republican nominee for president - the party front-runner has been calling on attendees of his...
- 3/8/2016
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- PEOPLE.com
Former Anti-Defamation League director Abe Foxman couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw Donald Trump asking supporters to raise their right hands and promise to support him. “As a Jew who survived the Holocaust, to see an audience of thousands of people raising their hands in what looks like the ‘Heil Hitler’ salute is about as offensive, obnoxious and disgusting as anything I thought I would ever witness in the United States of America,” former Adl director Abe Foxman told The Times Of Israel. Foxman was speaking about a moment at Saturday’s Trump rally in Orlando, Florida.
- 3/7/2016
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
The Anti-Defamation League is outraged at hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons for comparing animal abuse to slavery and the Holocaust on Thursday. “The comparison of animal suffering to that of human suffering in the Holocaust and in slavery is outrageous, offensive and insensitive,” Adl National Director and Holocaust survivor Abraham H. Foxman said Friday. “We would have expected better.” While speaking at an event organized by horse-carriage opponents advocating for a ban on the New York City tradition, Simmons likened the practice to slavery, “ethnic cleansing,” and “putting people in ovens.” Also Read: Russell Simmons Fires Back at Geraldo Rivera...
- 7/17/2015
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Chai Center's "Cannes Shabbat" will take place during the upcoming Cannes Film Festival and aims to be the largest to date as a sign of protest towards the numerous anti-semitic incidents during the past year.
Here is the full message from Rabbi Mendel Schwartz:
The Anti-Defamation League (Adl) Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents, counted a total of 912 anti-Semitic incidents across the U.S. during the 2014 calendar year. This represents a 21 percent increase from the 751 incidents reported during the same period in 2013. "While the overall number of anti-Semitic incidents remains lower than we have seen historically, the fact remains that 2014 was a particularly violent year for Jews both overseas and in the United States," said Abraham H. Foxman, Adl National Director.
"While the overall number of anti-Semitic incidents remains lower than we have seen historically, the fact remains that 2014 was a particularly violent year for Jews both overseas and in the United States," said Abraham H. Foxman, Adl National Director.
In light of the above, I make a special appeal to please forward the flyer below to all your friends going to the festival. The Chai Center would like the 10th annual "Cannes Shabbat" to be the biggest and greatest event of all. No darkness of anti-semitism, especially in Europe, will hamper the efforts of Jewish ppl attending a public Shabbat dinner on the French Riviera. On the contrary, we can only fight this darkness with even greater light.
You can RSVP to the event Here!
Here is the official flyer...
Here is the full message from Rabbi Mendel Schwartz:
The Anti-Defamation League (Adl) Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents, counted a total of 912 anti-Semitic incidents across the U.S. during the 2014 calendar year. This represents a 21 percent increase from the 751 incidents reported during the same period in 2013. "While the overall number of anti-Semitic incidents remains lower than we have seen historically, the fact remains that 2014 was a particularly violent year for Jews both overseas and in the United States," said Abraham H. Foxman, Adl National Director.
"While the overall number of anti-Semitic incidents remains lower than we have seen historically, the fact remains that 2014 was a particularly violent year for Jews both overseas and in the United States," said Abraham H. Foxman, Adl National Director.
In light of the above, I make a special appeal to please forward the flyer below to all your friends going to the festival. The Chai Center would like the 10th annual "Cannes Shabbat" to be the biggest and greatest event of all. No darkness of anti-semitism, especially in Europe, will hamper the efforts of Jewish ppl attending a public Shabbat dinner on the French Riviera. On the contrary, we can only fight this darkness with even greater light.
You can RSVP to the event Here!
Here is the official flyer...
- 4/16/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
I come not to praise Trevor Noah nor to bury him.
What's fascinating about the controversy this week surrounding the newly-hired "Daily Show" host isn't whether or not some of his old tweets are funny, whether or not they're offensive, or whether or not they should disqualify him from his new high-profile job. (Short answers: Some are funnier than others, they're offensive and deliberately so, and his bosses don't think they rise to the level of firing offenses, so that's that.)
Rather, it's the speed at which the Internet was ready to coronate him and then destroy him. On Sunday, the 31-year-old was all but unknown. On Monday, he was named the heir apparent to Jon Stewart, and he was suddenly known for his unique backstory as a biracial South African who is part Swiss, part Jewish, and part Xhosa. (He was poised to be the Barack Obama of late night,...
What's fascinating about the controversy this week surrounding the newly-hired "Daily Show" host isn't whether or not some of his old tweets are funny, whether or not they're offensive, or whether or not they should disqualify him from his new high-profile job. (Short answers: Some are funnier than others, they're offensive and deliberately so, and his bosses don't think they rise to the level of firing offenses, so that's that.)
Rather, it's the speed at which the Internet was ready to coronate him and then destroy him. On Sunday, the 31-year-old was all but unknown. On Monday, he was named the heir apparent to Jon Stewart, and he was suddenly known for his unique backstory as a biracial South African who is part Swiss, part Jewish, and part Xhosa. (He was poised to be the Barack Obama of late night,...
- 4/3/2015
- by Gary Susman
- Moviefone
She always seems to be causing a stir, and Nicki Minaj really struck a nerve with her lyric video for “Only.”
The “Super Bass” rapper utilizes some symbols reminiscent of the Nazi regime in Germany in the clip, including red arm bands and a dictator standing in front of soldiers.
Furthermore, Minaj’s depiction of Lil Wayne as a businessman, Drake as a priest and Chris Brown as a soldier is eerily similar to propaganda films by Leni Riefenstahl from that time period.
And following outcry from the Anti-Defamation League’s national director Abraham H. Foxman (a Holocaust survivor), Nicki released the following statement: “The artist who made the lyric video for ‘Only’ was influenced by a cartoon on Cartoon Network called ‘Metalocalypse’ & Sin City. Both the producer, & person in charge of overseeing the lyric video (one of my best friends & videographer: A. Loucas), happen to be Jewish. I...
The “Super Bass” rapper utilizes some symbols reminiscent of the Nazi regime in Germany in the clip, including red arm bands and a dictator standing in front of soldiers.
Furthermore, Minaj’s depiction of Lil Wayne as a businessman, Drake as a priest and Chris Brown as a soldier is eerily similar to propaganda films by Leni Riefenstahl from that time period.
And following outcry from the Anti-Defamation League’s national director Abraham H. Foxman (a Holocaust survivor), Nicki released the following statement: “The artist who made the lyric video for ‘Only’ was influenced by a cartoon on Cartoon Network called ‘Metalocalypse’ & Sin City. Both the producer, & person in charge of overseeing the lyric video (one of my best friends & videographer: A. Loucas), happen to be Jewish. I...
- 11/11/2014
- GossipCenter
Since Nicki Minaj's lyric video for "Only" dropped Saturday, plenty of people have been outraged due to what they see as blatant Nazi imagery in the five-minute video. On Tuesday, the rapper took to Twitter to finally address all the uproar.
In a move uncharacteristic for the outspoken Nicki, she apologized if the video "offended anyone," yet she also claims she didn't "come up with the concept."
"The artist who made the lyric video for 'Only' was influenced by a cartoon on Cartoon Network called 'Metalocalypse' & Sin City," she tweeted. "Both the producer, & person in charge of over seeing the lyric video (one of my best friends & videographer: A. Loucas), happen to be Jewish."
Photos: A History of Nicki Minaj's Terrifyingly Hideous Perfume Bottles
"I didn't come up w/the concept, but I'm very sorry & take full responsibility if it has offended anyone," she added. "I'd never condone Nazism in my art."
The artist...
In a move uncharacteristic for the outspoken Nicki, she apologized if the video "offended anyone," yet she also claims she didn't "come up with the concept."
"The artist who made the lyric video for 'Only' was influenced by a cartoon on Cartoon Network called 'Metalocalypse' & Sin City," she tweeted. "Both the producer, & person in charge of over seeing the lyric video (one of my best friends & videographer: A. Loucas), happen to be Jewish."
Photos: A History of Nicki Minaj's Terrifyingly Hideous Perfume Bottles
"I didn't come up w/the concept, but I'm very sorry & take full responsibility if it has offended anyone," she added. "I'd never condone Nazism in my art."
The artist...
- 11/11/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
Nicki Minaj isn't gaining any new fans from her latest music video. The Anti Defamation League is “deeply disturbed by the unadulterated Nazi imagery” featured in the lyric music video (above) for single “Only.” See photo: Nicki Minaj Busts Out, Risks Catholic Backlash in 'Only' Cover Art The animated video for the song featuring Drake, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown, sets up Minaj as the leader of an army that looks a lot like Adolf Hitler's Nazis, except the initials of her Young Money record label stand in for a swastika. The Adl's national director Abraham H. Foxman, who is also a Holocaust.
- 11/10/2014
- by Greg Gilman
- The Wrap
Nicki Minaj has come under fire after releasing a new lyric video for “Only” that appears heavily inspired by Nazi imagery.
Nicki Minaj "Only" Lyric Video
The animated lyric video was directed by Jeff Osborne and features animated dictator Minaj alongside featured artists Drake as the Pope, Chris Brown as a war general and Lil Wayne as a CEO type. The video jumps between characters as the lyrics flash across the screen.
"Only" lyric video
As soon as it was released, “Only” attracted criticism for its usage of Nazi imagery. In the video, dictator Minaj watches on as her mass army stands still in front of her, wearing bright red armbands with the Young Money Entertainment emblem that heavily resembles a swastika.
The imagery angered many fans, with some even calling for Minaj to take the video off YouTube.
hey @Nickiminaj thanks for the blatant nazi imagery in your new video!
Nicki Minaj "Only" Lyric Video
The animated lyric video was directed by Jeff Osborne and features animated dictator Minaj alongside featured artists Drake as the Pope, Chris Brown as a war general and Lil Wayne as a CEO type. The video jumps between characters as the lyrics flash across the screen.
"Only" lyric video
As soon as it was released, “Only” attracted criticism for its usage of Nazi imagery. In the video, dictator Minaj watches on as her mass army stands still in front of her, wearing bright red armbands with the Young Money Entertainment emblem that heavily resembles a swastika.
The imagery angered many fans, with some even calling for Minaj to take the video off YouTube.
hey @Nickiminaj thanks for the blatant nazi imagery in your new video!
- 11/10/2014
- Uinterview
Chelsea Handler has come under fire after staging a Hitler parody on her E! late night talk show Chelsea Lately.
Chelsea Handler's Hitler Parody
Germany’s World Cup victory Sunday has given comedians the chance to use the country’s checkered past – namely during the Holocaust – for joke material. Handler, known for toeing the line on what is or isn’t appropriate, was no exception. For her bit, the comedian had her trusty sidekick Chuy Brava dress up like Adolf Hitler.
The Anti-Defamation League’s Abraham Foxman may have let the parody slide, but felt that Handler allowed herself and her comic cohorts to take the gag too far. At one point, one of Handler’s fellow comedians quipped, “I'm a Jew, but I'm still glad Germany won. It's nice for them to have something gold that they didn't pry out of my grandfather's mouth."
In his statement,...
Chelsea Handler's Hitler Parody
Germany’s World Cup victory Sunday has given comedians the chance to use the country’s checkered past – namely during the Holocaust – for joke material. Handler, known for toeing the line on what is or isn’t appropriate, was no exception. For her bit, the comedian had her trusty sidekick Chuy Brava dress up like Adolf Hitler.
The Anti-Defamation League’s Abraham Foxman may have let the parody slide, but felt that Handler allowed herself and her comic cohorts to take the gag too far. At one point, one of Handler’s fellow comedians quipped, “I'm a Jew, but I'm still glad Germany won. It's nice for them to have something gold that they didn't pry out of my grandfather's mouth."
In his statement,...
- 7/19/2014
- Uinterview
Chelsea Handler’s Adolf Hitler parody on her E! Channel show Chelsea Lately this week has been labled “tasteless, offensive and hurtful to Holocaust survivors” by the Anti-Defamation League. “While we try to give comedians leeway and do not believe that Nazi jokes should be completely off limits,” said Abraham Foxman, Adl national director and a Holocaust survivor, “this was an instance of taking a Hitler parody to the extreme. It was tasteless, offensive and hurtful, both to Holocaust survivors and their families and to members of the German team and all Germans.” Handler’s sidekick Chuy Bravo appeared on the
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- 7/16/2014
- by Alex Ben Block
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chelsea Handler’s Adolf Hitler parody on her E! Channel show Chelsea Lately this week has been labled “tasteless, offensive and hurtful to Holocaust survivors” by the Anti-Defamation League.
“While we try to give comedians leeway and do not believe that Nazi jokes should be completely off limits,” said Abraham Foxman, Adl national director and a Holocaust survivor, “this was an instance of taking a Hitler parody to the extreme. It was tasteless, offensive and hurtful, both to Holocaust survivors and their families and to members of the German team and all Germans.”
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“While we try to give comedians leeway and do not believe that Nazi jokes should be completely off limits,” said Abraham Foxman, Adl national director and a Holocaust survivor, “this was an instance of taking a Hitler parody to the extreme. It was tasteless, offensive and hurtful, both to Holocaust survivors and their families and to members of the German team and all Germans.”
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- 7/16/2014
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Gary Oldman's apology tour continued Wednesday night on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, where the actor called himself "an a-hole" for a slew of insensitive comments he made during an outlandish interview with Playboy.
Watch Gary Oldman in David Bowie's Video for 'The Next Day'
"Once I saw it in print, I saw that it was insensitive, pernicious and ill-informed," Oldman said in the interview, below. "I am a public figure, I should be an example and inspiration, and I am an a-hole. I am 56. I should know better. I...
Watch Gary Oldman in David Bowie's Video for 'The Next Day'
"Once I saw it in print, I saw that it was insensitive, pernicious and ill-informed," Oldman said in the interview, below. "I am a public figure, I should be an example and inspiration, and I am an a-hole. I am 56. I should know better. I...
- 6/26/2014
- Rollingstone.com
'The Dark Knight' actor released an apology to the Anti-Defamation League, and also apologized on 'Kimmel.'
After a controversial interview with Playboy magazine, Gary Oldman not only released an apology to the Anti-Defamation League for his comments on Wednesday, he also spoke about it on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
"I am deeply remorseful that comments I recently made in the Playboy interview were offensive to many Jewish people," Oldman wrote in his apology to the Adl and the Simon Weisenthal Center.
Related: Gary Oldman Defends Mel Gibson, Alec Baldwin: 'Take a F*cking Joke'
In the article, which Oldman gave to promote his new film Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, the 56-year-old Oscar-nominee made a number of comments that have come under fire for being disparaging to the Jewish community.
Goldman had defended actors Mel Gibson and Alec Baldwin for their infamous outbursts, saying that people...
After a controversial interview with Playboy magazine, Gary Oldman not only released an apology to the Anti-Defamation League for his comments on Wednesday, he also spoke about it on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
"I am deeply remorseful that comments I recently made in the Playboy interview were offensive to many Jewish people," Oldman wrote in his apology to the Adl and the Simon Weisenthal Center.
Related: Gary Oldman Defends Mel Gibson, Alec Baldwin: 'Take a F*cking Joke'
In the article, which Oldman gave to promote his new film Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, the 56-year-old Oscar-nominee made a number of comments that have come under fire for being disparaging to the Jewish community.
Goldman had defended actors Mel Gibson and Alec Baldwin for their infamous outbursts, saying that people...
- 6/26/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
I took the photograph that leads this column a little over a year ago, when my summer vacation was turned upside down by a revolution called Taksim Square. It sits near my desk and caught my eye when I was thinking today about the force of nature that is Abraham Foxman of the Anti-Defamation League, someone I deeply admire even though he hasn’t always been a friend of open discourse. He managed to stir the pot on both sides of the continent in recent days. My wife and I had come to Istanbul for R&R after a trip she takes […]...
- 6/26/2014
- Deadline
Update: Abraham H. Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League (Adl), has declared Gary Oldman's "apology" insufficient saying, "We have just begun a conversation with his managing producer. At this point, we are not satisfied with what we have received. His apology is insufficient and not satisfactory." Original post follows... Gary Oldman has issued an apology for his comments in a recent "Playboy" interview he gave while on his Dawn of the Planet of the Apes PR tour. Comments, of which, made waves all over the Internet yesterday. The apology is aimed directly at the Anti-Defamation League (Adl) who came out yesterday afternoon saying Oldman "should know better than to repeat tired anti-Semitic tropes about Jewish control of Hollywood." The chief comment, I assume, that got him into the most trouble in this instance was in his defense of Mel Gibson when he said, "Mel Gibson is...
- 6/25/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Gary Oldman has said he is “deeply remorseful” for controversial comments in a recent Playboy interview that were deemed offensive by the Anti-Defamation League, but the Jewish rights organization isn't buying it. “We have just began a conversation with his managing producer. At this point, we are not satisfied with what we received,” Abraham H. Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League, said in a statement to TheWrap. “His apology is insufficient and not satisfactory.” Also read: Gary Oldman Denounced by Anti-Defamation League for Defending Mel Gibson in Playboy The “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes...
- 6/25/2014
- by Greg Gilman
- The Wrap
Update: The Hollywood Reporter obtained a statement from Adl national director Abraham Foxman, who said, "We have just began a conversation with his managing producer. At this point, we are not satisfied with what we received. His apology is insufficient and not satisfactory."
Gary Oldman has issued his inevitable apology for (some of) the controversial statements he made in a candid Playboy interview posted on Tuesday. In a statement obtained by Deadline, the actor reaches out to the Anti-Defamation League, expressing remorse for perpetuating stereotypes about Jews in Hollywood.
Gary Oldman has issued his inevitable apology for (some of) the controversial statements he made in a candid Playboy interview posted on Tuesday. In a statement obtained by Deadline, the actor reaches out to the Anti-Defamation League, expressing remorse for perpetuating stereotypes about Jews in Hollywood.
- 6/25/2014
- Rollingstone.com
And so the inevitable cycle of insult and apology continues: Gary Oldman has released a statement to the Anti-Defamation League addressing the controversial remarks he made in a Playboy interview released yesterday. Earlier today, Adl National Director Abraham Foxman criticized Oldman's comments, saying that they propagate anti-Semitic beliefs and the actor “should know better than to repeat tired anti-Semitic tropes about Jewish control of Hollywood.” Soon after, Oldman issued an apology, saying "Upon reading my comments in print — I see how insensitive they may be, and how they may indeed contribute to the furtherance of a false stereotype."Here's the full statement: Dear Gentlemen of the Adl:i am deeply remorseful that comments I recently made in the Playboy Interview were offensive to many Jewish people. Upon reading my comments in print — I see how insensitive they may be, and how they may indeed contribute to the furtherance of a...
- 6/25/2014
- by Anna Silman
- Vulture
Gary Oldman has apologised for offending the Jewish community in a controversial interview with Playboy, saying he has an "enormous personal affinity for the Jewish people".
The actor, who gave the interview to promote Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, was accused by the Anti-Defamation League of spreading anti-Semitic stereotypes.
Oldman appeared to defend Mel Gibson in the article and suggested that Gibson was unfairly punished for making anti-Semitic remarks as he lived in "a town that's run by Jews".
8 most explosive comments from Gary Oldman's Playboy interview
Oldman has now released an apology to the Anti-Defamation League and the Simon Weisenthal Centre:
"Dear Gentlemen of the Adl:
"I am deeply remorseful that comments I recently made in the Playboy Interview were offensive to many Jewish people. Upon reading my comments in print - I see how insensitive they may be, and how they may indeed...
The actor, who gave the interview to promote Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, was accused by the Anti-Defamation League of spreading anti-Semitic stereotypes.
Oldman appeared to defend Mel Gibson in the article and suggested that Gibson was unfairly punished for making anti-Semitic remarks as he lived in "a town that's run by Jews".
8 most explosive comments from Gary Oldman's Playboy interview
Oldman has now released an apology to the Anti-Defamation League and the Simon Weisenthal Centre:
"Dear Gentlemen of the Adl:
"I am deeply remorseful that comments I recently made in the Playboy Interview were offensive to many Jewish people. Upon reading my comments in print - I see how insensitive they may be, and how they may indeed...
- 6/25/2014
- Digital Spy
Gary Oldman defended the prejudicial comments of Mel Gibson and Alec Baldwin in his Playboy interview, and now the Anti-Defamation League is slamming him with a strongly-worded condemnation. “Gary Oldman‘s remarks irresponsibly feed into a classic anti-Semitic canard about supposed Jewish control of Hollywood and the film industry,” said Abraham H. Foxman, Adl National Director, in a statement. Also read: Mel Gibson's Arresting Officer Responds to Gary Oldman's Assertion That He Has Used Racial and Jewish Slurs “He should know better than to repeat and give credence to tired anti-Semitic tropes. Mel Gibson‘s ostracization in...
- 6/24/2014
- by Travis Reilly
- The Wrap
The Anti-Defamation League has issued a strong rebuke of Gary Oldman's recent Playboy magazine interview, during which the Dawn of the Planet of the Apes actor said that Hollywood is "run by Jews" and defended Mel Gibson's anti-Semitic tirade. Photos Stars Behaving Badly: From Justin Bieber to Reese Witherspoon, Hollywood's Recent Mugshots "Mel Gibson is in a town that’s run by Jews," Oldman said in the interview, "and he said the wrong thing because he’s actually bitten the hand that I guess has fed him." Adl director Abraham H. Foxman released a statement on Tuesday saying that Oldman "should know better
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- 6/24/2014
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Looks like another beloved film is getting a remake, this time around it's Charlton Heston's classic film Ben-Hur. MGM announced today that they've brought on a pair of new producers to the project (who are no strangers to Biblical style epics), and while doing so, also revealed a release date for the upcoming film. Come inside to learn more about it.
Let me get this out of the way first...I think a new Ben-Hur movie could be awesome. The original story is pretty darn fun and entertaining, but younger audiences don't want to give the older film the chance. So a remake could really work, but I guess we'll have to wait and see. The film is set to release on February 26, 2016, and has added a pair of producers who've previously worked on this year's Son of God. From the press release:
Mark Burnett and Roma Downey (Son of God...
Let me get this out of the way first...I think a new Ben-Hur movie could be awesome. The original story is pretty darn fun and entertaining, but younger audiences don't want to give the older film the chance. So a remake could really work, but I guess we'll have to wait and see. The film is set to release on February 26, 2016, and has added a pair of producers who've previously worked on this year's Son of God. From the press release:
Mark Burnett and Roma Downey (Son of God...
- 4/25/2014
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Jordan Maison)
- Cinelinx
The bible saga “Son of God” will be “the antidote to the poison that ‘Passion of the Christ’ became,” Anti-Defamation League National Director Abraham Foxman told TheWrap Tuesday. “It’s almost a disservice to ‘Son of God’ to compare the two,” he said. Mark Burnett and Roma Downey’s pared-down version of the History channel miniseries “The Bible” opens nationwide Friday on roughly 3,000 screens Friday. It’s been 10 years to the day since “Passion of the Christ” debuted, and it’s still the highest-grossing R-rated movie ever. But it’s remembered as much for the charges of anti-Semitism, excessive violence and prerelease controversy as.
- 2/25/2014
- by Todd Cunningham
- The Wrap
Tony Parker apologized Monday for a Twitter photo in which he made the ‘quenelle’ gesture, which is often associated with an anti-Semitic message.
Tony Parker Apologizes For ‘Quenelle’ Gesture
On Saturday a three-year-old photo of Parker making the quenelle was posted on Twitter. The quenelle gesture was popularized by Dieudonné M'bala M'bala, a prosecuted anti-Semite and French comedian.
Quenelle de Tony Parker ! #Dieudonné #Anelka pic.twitter.com/U8hkaVOm0U” a ouais il est fière celui la en plus”...
Tony Parker Apologizes For ‘Quenelle’ Gesture
On Saturday a three-year-old photo of Parker making the quenelle was posted on Twitter. The quenelle gesture was popularized by Dieudonné M'bala M'bala, a prosecuted anti-Semite and French comedian.
Quenelle de Tony Parker ! #Dieudonné #Anelka pic.twitter.com/U8hkaVOm0U” a ouais il est fière celui la en plus”...
- 12/31/2013
- Uinterview
Kanye West is addressing anti-Semitic accusations following controversial comments he made in a recent radio interview. Last month, Kim Kardashian's other half said during an interview with Power 105 while talking about President Barack Obama, "Black people don't have the same level of connections as Jewish people. Black people don't have the same connection as oil people." After the interview, Anti-Defamation League Director Abraham H. Foxman called out West, saying, "This is classic anti-Semitism. There it goes again, the age-old canard that Jews are all-powerful and control the levers of power in government. As a celebrity with a wide following, Kanye West should know...
- 12/20/2013
- E! Online
A Saudi-owned satellite TV network has an attention-getting new pitchman: the most despised person of the 20th century. Dubai-based Mbc Action is running clips from the 2009 film Inglourious Basterds that feature Adolf Hitler ranting to some Nazi officers. Arabic subtitles reveal that the Führer isn’t discussing battle plans or Mein Kampf but rather the network’s fall movie lineup. “Look at the achievements of Mbc Action,” the Quentin Tarantino-created version of Hitler says. “They will control the entire region. They are preparing for a campaign called ‘September to Remember.’” In a way, The concept is a ripoff of a ripoff: It recalls the popular meme where folks slapped humorous new subtitles over the Hitler meltdown scene from the 2004 film Downfall starring Bruno Ganz. Regardless, the Anti-Defamation League doesn’t exactly consider the Mbc Action ads Must-See TV. “This offensive and outrageous campaign trivializes the Holocaust by turning...
- 9/22/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
You have to hand it to Harvey Weinstein: The mogul who once got the Anti-Defamation League's Abe Foxman to provide a blurb hailing the wafer-thin "Chocolat" as a moving treatise on discrimination has now convinced master Chinese filmmaker Wong Kar-Wai to write -- or at least sign -- an online op-ed in which the director gushes about the wonderful opportunity of creating a shorter edit of "The Grandmaster" for U.S. audiences. Lest anyone try to pin the blame on "Harvey Scissorhands," Wong's editorial claims that the 108-minute version we're getting Stateside...
- 8/23/2013
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
Teen heartthrob Justin Bieber sparked international outrage this weekend when it was discovered that upon visiting the Anne Frank House on Friday, he left a baffling and tasteless note behind.
"Truly inspiring to be able to come here. Anne was a great girl," wrote the 19-year-old. "Hopefully she would have been a belieber."
While responses worldwide seem to be overwhelmingly against Bieber, the singer received support this morning from an unexpected place: the Anne Frank House itself, the Amsterdam museum dedicated to preserving the memory of the young Holocaust victim and diarist.
"We think that what's special is that a 19-year-old comes to the Anne Frank House and spends an hour visiting on a Friday night," museum spokeswoman Maatje Mostart told Afp.
"He could be doing other things in Amsterdam, he was very interested," said Mostart. "That's more important than the commotion that we're now seeing. That's the positive side...
"Truly inspiring to be able to come here. Anne was a great girl," wrote the 19-year-old. "Hopefully she would have been a belieber."
While responses worldwide seem to be overwhelmingly against Bieber, the singer received support this morning from an unexpected place: the Anne Frank House itself, the Amsterdam museum dedicated to preserving the memory of the young Holocaust victim and diarist.
"We think that what's special is that a 19-year-old comes to the Anne Frank House and spends an hour visiting on a Friday night," museum spokeswoman Maatje Mostart told Afp.
"He could be doing other things in Amsterdam, he was very interested," said Mostart. "That's more important than the commotion that we're now seeing. That's the positive side...
- 4/15/2013
- by Liat Kornowski
- Huffington Post
The brouhaha surrounding John Galliano's anti-Semitism scandal might have mostly blown over stateside, but in Israel the designer's name is still on everyone's lips.
Haaretz reports that the Israel Broadcasting Authority (Iba) has barred Moran Mazor, Israel's representative in Eurovision 2013, from wearing John Galliano while performing at the international singing competition. As both the broadcaster of Eurovision in Israel and Mazor's sponsor, Iba stated that it would not endorse Galliano by allowing his designs to appear on air.
In a formal statement, the Iba's Yoav Ginai explained:
"In a period of rampant racism and anti-Semitism in Europe, [he] is denied the right to dress or join as an Israeli representative to Eurovision, even if he has 'apologized.'"
He added that the Iba that Mazor will not be wearing any clothes designed by Galliano for the duration of her time representing Israel at Eurovision this coming May in Sweden.
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Haaretz reports that the Israel Broadcasting Authority (Iba) has barred Moran Mazor, Israel's representative in Eurovision 2013, from wearing John Galliano while performing at the international singing competition. As both the broadcaster of Eurovision in Israel and Mazor's sponsor, Iba stated that it would not endorse Galliano by allowing his designs to appear on air.
In a formal statement, the Iba's Yoav Ginai explained:
"In a period of rampant racism and anti-Semitism in Europe, [he] is denied the right to dress or join as an Israeli representative to Eurovision, even if he has 'apologized.'"
He added that the Iba that Mazor will not be wearing any clothes designed by Galliano for the duration of her time representing Israel at Eurovision this coming May in Sweden.
This past Wednesday,...
- 4/12/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Each time you think Joan Rivers has reached her limit, she crosses the line once more.
Rivers has come under fire for a "vulgar and offensive" Holocaust joke she made about how German supermodel Heidi Klum looked in her dress at Elton John's Oscars party.
On Monday's episode of E!'s "Fashion Police," Rivers and her co-hosts were discussing Oscars fashion when they brought up the 39-year-old former Victoria's Secret model. Klum's cleavage-baring, curve-hugging Oscars gown turned lots of heads on Sunday night and Rivers took note.
“The last time a German looked this hot was when they were pushing Jews into the ovens,” Rivers, a Brooklyn-born child of Russian Jewish immigrant, quipped during her show, according to the New York Daily News.
Heidi Klum poses at Elton John's Oscars party. Story continues below.
The Anti-Defamation League then chastised the comedian for her comment. Adl director and...
Rivers has come under fire for a "vulgar and offensive" Holocaust joke she made about how German supermodel Heidi Klum looked in her dress at Elton John's Oscars party.
On Monday's episode of E!'s "Fashion Police," Rivers and her co-hosts were discussing Oscars fashion when they brought up the 39-year-old former Victoria's Secret model. Klum's cleavage-baring, curve-hugging Oscars gown turned lots of heads on Sunday night and Rivers took note.
“The last time a German looked this hot was when they were pushing Jews into the ovens,” Rivers, a Brooklyn-born child of Russian Jewish immigrant, quipped during her show, according to the New York Daily News.
Heidi Klum poses at Elton John's Oscars party. Story continues below.
The Anti-Defamation League then chastised the comedian for her comment. Adl director and...
- 2/28/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Joan Rivers is facing harsh criticism from the Anti-Defamation League over a joke she made about Project Runway host Heidi Klum on Monday's episode of E!'s Fashion Police. After observing the German-born model in a flattering dress, Rivers said, "The last time a German looked this hot was when they were pushing Jews into the ovens.” A statement issued on Wednesday by Adl director Abraham H. Foxman, a Holocaust survivor, calls the remark "vulgar and offensive to Jews and Holocaust survivors, and indeed to all Americans." "There are certain things about the Holocaust that should be
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- 2/27/2013
- by Seth Abramovitch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Up to 40m people watched telecast of ceremony in the Us, in spite of widespread criticism of MacFarlane's off-colour humour
As awards ceremonies go, it seemed to be the show with something to upset everyone, but Seth MacFarlane's stint as host nevertheless garnered the Oscars its best ratings in three years. A total of 40.3 million people watched in the Us, providing a fillip for producers struggling to halt a slow but steady decline in viewers since 57.25 million tuned in to watch Titanic win 11 gongs in 1998.
MacFarlane's jokes about female nudity, domestic violence and Jews in Hollywood have led to vilification from commentators, but his "edgy" approach saw a 20% boost among viewers aged 18 to 34 and a dramatic 34% hike in male viewers in the same age range. Men aged 18 to 49 were up 18% for a show that has traditionally been more popular with women viewers.
Overseas, it is estimated that up to...
As awards ceremonies go, it seemed to be the show with something to upset everyone, but Seth MacFarlane's stint as host nevertheless garnered the Oscars its best ratings in three years. A total of 40.3 million people watched in the Us, providing a fillip for producers struggling to halt a slow but steady decline in viewers since 57.25 million tuned in to watch Titanic win 11 gongs in 1998.
MacFarlane's jokes about female nudity, domestic violence and Jews in Hollywood have led to vilification from commentators, but his "edgy" approach saw a 20% boost among viewers aged 18 to 34 and a dramatic 34% hike in male viewers in the same age range. Men aged 18 to 49 were up 18% for a show that has traditionally been more popular with women viewers.
Overseas, it is estimated that up to...
- 2/26/2013
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
And the next group to fire outrage at Seth MacFarlane's Oscars performance is … the Anti-Defamation League. The Jewish group, led by longtime chief Abraham Foxman, issued a statement Monday slamming MacFarlane and the Academy for a segment of the show that it said perpetuated anti-Semitic stereotypes. The moment featured Mark Wahlberg and Ted -- the foul mouthed, digital stuffed bear that was the center of the summer's mega-hit comedy, Ted -- present the awards for best sound mixing and best sound editing. Photos: The 12 Best and Worst Moments From the 2013 Oscars During the segment, Ted (voiced
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- 2/25/2013
- by Jordan Zakarin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lawrence O'Donnell, host of MSNBC's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, devoted his "Rewrite" segment Thursday night to the second part of the National Rifle Association's "enemies list," which features individuals and organizations that the NRA finds inimical to its cause. While the beginning of O'Donnell's commentary focused on the absurd mix of innocuous organizations on the list, including the National Association of Elementary School Principals, his critique narrowed to the NRA's inclusion of Jewish organizations, including the Anti-Defamation League, and Adl National Director Abe Foxman's outrage at Saturday Night Live.
- 2/14/2013
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
Anti-Defamation League National Director Abraham Foxman slammed the news media for reporting false claims this week that Jewish donors and filmmakers were responsible for an anti-Muslim film that has been tied to violent protests in Egypt and Libya. "I'm for 100 percent free speech, but [the press] must protect that great freedom responsibly," Foxman told TheWrap. "They've helped distribute a great libel, so the question is: What are they going to do to fix it?" In the aftermath of the erroneous reporting, the Wall Street Journal and the Associated Press have both...
- 9/14/2012
- by Brent Lang
- The Wrap
Most acts of religiously motivated violence pit one faith against the other, but the uproar across the Middle East over clips of an anti-Islam, American-produced film has managed to draw several faiths into the fray, presenting a unique set of circumstances.
Reports have linked people from three major religions, Islam, Judaism and Christianity with the film, and members of each say they fear repercussions against their own people and their relationships to other religions groups.
There have been more than a dozen deaths of Americans and Middle Eastern nationals during protests; the most high-profile victim was U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens, though U.S. officials have said the attack on the Benghazi consulate where he and other Americans were killed may have been planned. Protesters in front of Yemen's U.S. Embassy died in clashes with police Thursday, while in Cairo demonstrators jumped over the wall of the U.
Reports have linked people from three major religions, Islam, Judaism and Christianity with the film, and members of each say they fear repercussions against their own people and their relationships to other religions groups.
There have been more than a dozen deaths of Americans and Middle Eastern nationals during protests; the most high-profile victim was U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens, though U.S. officials have said the attack on the Benghazi consulate where he and other Americans were killed may have been planned. Protesters in front of Yemen's U.S. Embassy died in clashes with police Thursday, while in Cairo demonstrators jumped over the wall of the U.
- 9/14/2012
- by Jaweed Kaleem
- Huffington Post
Richard Belzer's Nazi salute explanation isn't flying with a powerful Jewish group ... which claims the "Law & Order" star's actions were inappropriate, offensive and "not the least bit funny."TMZ broke the story ... Belzer threw up the salute during a TV festival in Monte Carlo yesterday ... but insisted the gesture was not delivered in a "negative" way.Belzer -- who described himself as a "Jewish comedian" -- said he was merely paying homage to the...
- 6/13/2012
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
"The Anti-Semite," a controversial comedy from French comedian Dieudonne M'Bala M'Bala, has had its Cannes Marche du Film screening canceled. The Marche du Film -- or Cannes Film Market -- runs alongside the Cannes Film Festival and is used as a platform to show films to international buyers for overseas distribution.
"Anti-Semitism has no place at Cannes, and we welcome the clear statement to that effect from the organizers of the film festival," national director of the Anti-Defamation League Abraham H. Foxman said in a statement. "Dieudonne's grotesque anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial may play well to audiences in Iran, but the French entertainment industry and society has clearly had enough."
"The Anti-Semite" is just the latest controversy from Dieudonne. His performances have reportedly previously included denials of the Holocaust, jokes praising Adolf Hitler and even Nazi salutes. The new film also includes an appearance from Robert Faurisson, a Holocaust denier.
"Anti-Semitism has no place at Cannes, and we welcome the clear statement to that effect from the organizers of the film festival," national director of the Anti-Defamation League Abraham H. Foxman said in a statement. "Dieudonne's grotesque anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial may play well to audiences in Iran, but the French entertainment industry and society has clearly had enough."
"The Anti-Semite" is just the latest controversy from Dieudonne. His performances have reportedly previously included denials of the Holocaust, jokes praising Adolf Hitler and even Nazi salutes. The new film also includes an appearance from Robert Faurisson, a Holocaust denier.
- 5/25/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
The Cannes marketplace has banned a film called "The Anti-Semite" for being, well, anti-Semitic. The film, by controversial French comedian Dieudonne M'Bala M'Bala, has been pulled from the Cannes Marche du Film, the marketplace that takes place concurrently with the Cannes Film Festival. "Anti-Semitism has no place at Cannes, and we welcome the clear statement to that effect from the organizers of the film festival," said Abraham H. Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League, in a statement. "Dieudonne's grotesque anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial may play well to audiences in Iran, but...
- 5/25/2012
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The Anti-Defamation League and Mel Gibson have such a long history of trading press releases, at this point the Adl must have a special Gibson Division. With his latest PR implosion – screenwriter Joe Eszterhas’ nine-page accusatory letter reviving discussions of Gibson’s bigotry, as well as detailing the breakdown of their joint Maccabees project — the organization decided to respond.
“Had these allegations been made against any other actor, we would be skeptical, and certainly one could chalk them up to the words of a disgruntled screenwriter whose script was rejected. But with Mel Gibson, they follow a distinct pattern of anti-Semitic conduct…...
“Had these allegations been made against any other actor, we would be skeptical, and certainly one could chalk them up to the words of a disgruntled screenwriter whose script was rejected. But with Mel Gibson, they follow a distinct pattern of anti-Semitic conduct…...
- 4/12/2012
- by Keith Staskiewicz
- EW - Inside Movies
Anti-Defamation League National Director Abraham Foxman and other Jewish leaders slammed Mel Gibson this week after screenwriter Joe Eszterhas accused his film former collaborator of “hating Jews” and repeatedly making anti-Semitic remarks. In a nine-page letter obtained by TheWrap, Eszterhas says Gibson repeatedly referred to Jews as "Hebes," "oven-dodgers" and "Jewboys" and described the Holocaust as "mostly a lot of horseshit." Also read: Joe Eszterhas Explodes at Mel Gibson: 'You Hate Jews' (Exclusive) The two men had been working together on a movie about Jewish hero Judah Maccabee, whose victory over Greek and Syrian armies...
- 4/12/2012
- by Brent Lang
- The Wrap
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Hollywood screenwriter Joe Eszterhas has accused Mel Gibson of anti-semitism after the actor and director, along with studio Warner Brothers, rejected his script about a famous Jewish military victory. In a letter published by American film blog The Wrap, Eszterhaus alleged that Gibson has used anti-semitic slurs around him on numerous occasions and has acted aggressively towards the screenwriter and his family.
"I've come to the conclusion that the reason you won't make 'The Maccabees' is the ugliest possible one. You hate Jews," said Eszterhaus, best known in Hollywood for writing Basic Instinct. He also said that Gibson only planned to make the film, which would track the 167Bc revolt of the Judean state against the Seleucid empire, to deflect "continuing charges of anti-Semitism which have dogged you, charges which have crippled your career".
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The big story
Hollywood screenwriter Joe Eszterhas has accused Mel Gibson of anti-semitism after the actor and director, along with studio Warner Brothers, rejected his script about a famous Jewish military victory. In a letter published by American film blog The Wrap, Eszterhaus alleged that Gibson has used anti-semitic slurs around him on numerous occasions and has acted aggressively towards the screenwriter and his family.
"I've come to the conclusion that the reason you won't make 'The Maccabees' is the ugliest possible one. You hate Jews," said Eszterhaus, best known in Hollywood for writing Basic Instinct. He also said that Gibson only planned to make the film, which would track the 167Bc revolt of the Judean state against the Seleucid empire, to deflect "continuing charges of anti-Semitism which have dogged you, charges which have crippled your career".
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- 4/12/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
New Delhi, Nov 24: The title of Zee TV's new show 'Hitler Didi' has upset the Us-based Anti-Defamation League (Adl), which wants the channel to give it a less offensive title.
'The name Hitler doesn't belong in the title of a soap opera, and we think the producers of this program have made a terrible error in judgment that can only be remedied with a title change,' Abraham H. Foxman, Adl National Director and a Holocaust survivor, said in a statement published on the League's website.
'Hitler was an anti-Semite, fascist dictator and mass murderer responsible for the annihilation of European Jewry. That millions of soap.
'The name Hitler doesn't belong in the title of a soap opera, and we think the producers of this program have made a terrible error in judgment that can only be remedied with a title change,' Abraham H. Foxman, Adl National Director and a Holocaust survivor, said in a statement published on the League's website.
'Hitler was an anti-Semite, fascist dictator and mass murderer responsible for the annihilation of European Jewry. That millions of soap.
- 11/24/2011
- by Diksha Singh
- RealBollywood.com
The title of Zee TV.s new show .Hitler Didi. has upset the Us-based Anti-Defamation League (Adl), which wants the channel to give it a less offensive title..The name Hitler doesn.t belong in the title of a soap opera, and we think the producers of this program have made a terrible error in judgment that can only be remedied with a title change,. Abraham H. Foxman, Adl National Director and a Holocaust survivor, said in a statement published on the League.s website..Hitler was an anti-Semite, fascist dictator and mass murderer responsible for the annihilation of European Jewry. That millions of soap opera fans in India are now hearing and talking about a program with the name .Hitler. on a daily basis is shocking. This is a terrible trivialization of a name freighted with the taint of the Nazi Holocaust,. he added.The show has Rati...
- 11/24/2011
- Filmicafe
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