среда, 14 марта 2012 г.

Expatriate's film focuses debate over commemoration

The film "Izkor: Slaves to Memory" focuses on a month of Jewishcommemorations, beginning with Passover, through Holocaust and ArmyMemorial days and Independence Day.

Filmmaker Eyal Syvan tried to build the controversial case that,in Israel, commemoration of the Holocaust is used to nurture afearful, obedient and militaristic society. He believes that thelessons should be applied to building a liberal, just nation.

Syvan, 26, a self-described Israeli exile living in Paris, basedhis theme on the thoughts of Yeshayahu Leibowitz, a respectedpolitical theorist.

Leibowitz criticizes Israeli history teaching for its focus onpersecution. By presenting Jews …

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