http://blogs.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/jewish-passivity-take-that-tarantino/ Between “Defiance” and “Inglourious Basterds,” plenty of people have concluded that Jewish vengeance is in. But here come a few developments to remind us of the other side of the debate, that sometimes the better course is passivity in the face of, if not outright cooperation with, the enemy. en-us aeden@jta.org Copyright 2009 2009-10-06T;18:46:00-05:00 gwalk@caseyciklin.com Can there be any question whether one is required to take advantage of an opportunity to save 1,500 Jewish (or non-Jewish) lives, coming from a tradition where it is taught that to save one life is as if to save the whole world?  The so-called Jewish heros of Inglourious Basterds were not authentically Jewish.  Golda Meier said that she had anger toward the Arabs not so much for killing Jews, as for making Jews kill Arabs.  She was authentically Jewish! Can there be any question whether one is required to take advantage of an opportunity to save 1,500 Jewish (or non-Jewish) lives, coming from a tradition where it is taught that to save one life is as if to save the whole world?  The so-called Jewish heros of Inglourious Basterds were not authentically Jewish.  Golda Meier said that she had anger toward the Arabs not so much for killing Jews, as for making Jews kill Arabs.  She was authentically Jewish!

]]> 2012-02-09T;19:12:00-05:00 rzc@att.net Reszo Kastner was hardly passive. He worked against all odds and struggled to get the Nazis to stop killing half a million Hungarian Jews. Reszo Kastner was hardly passive. He worked against all odds and struggled to get the Nazis to stop killing half a million Hungarian Jews.

]]> 2012-02-09T;19:12:00-05:00 shavedgoatrecords@gmail.com Killing Kasztner is a great film. It’s easy to see why Kasztner is such a controversial figure, and the film does a good job of presenting all sides of the issue. It’s very informative and very engaging. Killing Kasztner is a great film. It’s easy to see why Kasztner is such a controversial figure, and the film does a good job of presenting all sides of the issue. It’s very informative and very engaging.

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