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John Demjanjuk's supposed Nazi ID card from Trawniki, which trial experts said appeared authentic. Later investigations called the authenticity into question, when it was said to be a KGB forgery, 1943. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

New photos show convicted guard John Demjanjuk at Nazi death camp

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New pictures show convicted Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk at Sobibor, where he denied ever being a guard there—reportedly the first time that he has been identified in photos at the death camp. The images...
The site of the former Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland. A controversial new law passed by Poland's parliament is rooted in Polish resentment when Auschwitz and other Nazi German concentration camps are referred to as “Polish death camps.” Credit: Giraud Patrick via Wikimedia Commons.

Truth is not selective: Poland vs. Netflix

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Poland’s government won an important victory on the battleground of history last week. It succeeded in persuading the entertainment-streaming service Netflix to amend a newly released World War II-based documentary that implied, through one of its...
John Demjanjuk in Israel's Supreme Court in Jerusalem. Photo by Flash90.

Netflix to edit Demjanjuk docuseries after pressure by Polish government

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Netflix says it will edit its documentary miniseries “The Devil Next Door,” about alleged notorious Nazi guard John Demjanjuk after Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki complained of inaccuracies in the series, Variety reported on Thursday. Morawiecki said in a letter to...

“Why we hate”: Steven Spielberg’s documentary that seeks the origin of hate

Xenophobia, holocausts, torture, aggression. Why do we hate humans, what is the origin of hate? These are the questions asked in the documentary "Why we hate". Steven Spielberg is in charge of this project...
An Emmy Award. Credit: TCNJ.

Israeli documentary about hunting, breeding, wildlife conservation wins Emmy

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An Israeli documentary won an Emmy for Outstanding Nature Documentary at the 2019 News and Documentary Emmys, which were announced in New York earlier this week. “Trophy” examines the controversial sport of animal hunting, breeding and wildlife...

Moe Berg’s surprising double life

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The Spy Behind Home Plate, a documentary on the life of Moe Berg by Aviva Kempner, opening June 28 at the Landmark Ken Theater, 4061 Adams Avenue, San Diego. In baseball, an all-around player is one...

‘Nana’: A thorough doc. film of a Holocaust survivor

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“Nana,” as many of us know from the time as children we were mouthing our first words, means “grandma” and, in this case, “Nana” refers to Maryla Dyamant Michalowski, z”l, a Holocaust survivor who...

‘Path of Blood’ includes candid Al Qaeda home movies

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As one can glean from the title, the subject of Path of Blood is not pleasant, but for those who are not Islamic extremists, the insights it provides are necessary to learn.  Documentary film maker Jonathan...
A poster of “When the Smoke Clears,” a new film produced and recently released by Jerusalem U.

Documentary on wounded Israeli vets screens for PTSD Awareness Day, Tisha B’Av

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The latest film produced by Jerusalem U, “When the Smoke Clears: A Story of Brotherhood, Resilience and Hope,” has screened in 50 Jewish communities around the United States this month, culminating in PTSD Awareness Day...

Going the way of movable type and printing presses

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Paul Aken operates the Platen Press Museum which is located, appropriately enough, in Mt. Zion, Illinois.  Although it is coincidental, the religiously themed name of Aken’s city harkens back to the primary use of...