Two Films Dealing with Anti-Semitism

Two recent movies, 24 Days and Woman In Gold, are a reminder that anti-Semitism is alive and well in the 21st Century.  Overall, anti-Semitic attacks surged worldwide in 2014, with the highest number of incidents occurring in France, according to an annual study published in Israel on Wednesday.  The films depict how hatred against the Jews manifests in many different ways, whether with Islamic extremists, neo-Nazis, traditional assumptions, or museums of art.  The movies' potency lies in showing that many have not learned much from the history of the Holocaust. Viewers watching 24 Days, which will debut this month in the U.S., will feel they are watching an intense thriller.  Sadly, this story is not fiction.  It is based on a memoir written by the victim's mother.  The film chronicles the period in which Ilan Halimi, a French Jew in his twenties, was kidnapped and held captive in Paris.  Those holding him were known as the "Gang of...(Read Full Article)