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Jeffrey Goldberg tells Jennie Rothenberg Gritz why Quentin Tarantino's new Nazi-themed movie, Inglourious Basterds, is so novel--and dangerous

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Hollywood's Jewish Avenger

 September 2009

By Jeffrey Goldberg

"It is true that most--some might even say all--films about the Holocaust focus on the persecution of Jews. The Holocaust was very bad for Jews; this is an immovable fact of history. But Tarantino isn’t wrong to suggest that the cinematic depiction of anti-Semitic persecution can become weary­ing over time, particularly for Semites."

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