Comments on: The Academy Award for Chutzpah goes to … the Academy http://blogs.jta.org/telegraph/2008/02/25/191/the-academy-award-for-chutzpah-goes-to%e2%80%a6/ Odds & ends from the staff of JTA Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:42:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Stan Horowitz http://blogs.jta.org/telegraph/2008/02/25/191/the-academy-award-for-chutzpah-goes-to%e2%80%a6/#comment-1116 Stan Horowitz Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:58:53 +0000 http://blogs.jta.org/telegraph/2008/02/25/the-academy-award-for-chutzpah-goes-to%e2%80%a6/#comment-1116 Desecrated Shabbos? It was on a Sunday night! Desecrated Shabbos? It was on a Sunday night!

]]> By: CPO http://blogs.jta.org/telegraph/2008/02/25/191/the-academy-award-for-chutzpah-goes-to%e2%80%a6/#comment-1099 CPO Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:49:43 +0000 http://blogs.jta.org/telegraph/2008/02/25/the-academy-award-for-chutzpah-goes-to%e2%80%a6/#comment-1099 I totally agree and had the same reaction in real time. Both films were of equal quality and I would have rather neither won rather than see the Holocaust film beat the Israeli one. But at the end of day, Academy voters prefer their Jews as courageous victims rather than as conflicted soldiers. I totally agree and had the same reaction in real time. Both films were of equal quality and I would have rather neither won rather than see the Holocaust film beat the Israeli one. But at the end of day, Academy voters prefer their Jews as courageous victims rather than as conflicted soldiers.

]]> By: Ruthie http://blogs.jta.org/telegraph/2008/02/25/191/the-academy-award-for-chutzpah-goes-to%e2%80%a6/#comment-1098 Ruthie Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:37:36 +0000 http://blogs.jta.org/telegraph/2008/02/25/the-academy-award-for-chutzpah-goes-to%e2%80%a6/#comment-1098 Please, this man had a lot of courage directing such a film about the holocaust. This is a good thing, as Austria has not often been as apologetic as she should be about the holocaust. I think it is great that their first award for Best Foreign Film should be about a topic so close to their hearts, if you know what I mean. I salute the director, Stefan Ruzowitzky for in spite of his family history, he has gone ahead with bringing a true story to the screen from a country that was so involved in such a tragedy. Please, this man had a lot of courage directing such a film about the holocaust. This is a good thing, as Austria has not often been as apologetic as she should be about the holocaust. I think it is great that their first award for Best Foreign Film should be about a topic so close to their hearts, if you know what I mean.

I salute the director, Stefan Ruzowitzky for in spite of his family history, he has gone ahead with bringing a true story to the screen from a country that was so involved in such a tragedy.

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