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he far-reaching influence of propa-
Jewish fighting unit in World War II.
ganda even in the presence of contra-
Emmy award-winning filmmaker
dictory facts.
Chuck Olin documents how young
The Informer, the third play, is
Palestinian volunteers, many of whom
about a family living in fear that
had lost families in the Holocaust,
someone will turn them in to the
formed secret vengeance squads to
Nazis.
assassinate Nazi officers in hiding, res-
"The focus is on what the charac-
cue and illegally move Holocaust sur-
ters are doing instead of who they are
vivors to Palestine and engage in wide-
as individuals," said Topper, 23. "They
spread arms theft for Israel.
create a generic situation that could
Attending the premiere of In Our
happen to anyone [in similar circum-
Own Hands will be 81-year-old
stances]."
Brigade veteran Shlomo Shamir, who
Topper said that Brecht's plays offer
served as a major in the British army
different staging techniques. The
while secretly commanding the
Jewish Wife is mostly a monologue,
Haganah from inside the Brigade.
while The Informer builds on dialogue.
Shamir, and 34 other Brigade veter-
The production, marking the play-
ans, went on to become generals in
wright's 100th
birthday, showcas-
es Brecht's com-
mitment to debase
Nazi propaganda
through theater.
"The audience
will feel uncom-
fortable in their
comfortable seats,"
Topper said. "It's
amazing how
angry you can feel
knowing what's
going on isn't
right, but there's
nothing you can
A grounded German Messerchmitt 109 (foreground), the
do about it.
mainstay of Hitler's Luftwaffe, and a BritishSp4re — on
"[The play
show at the Israel Air Force Museum. A new film explores the
forces] looking to
history of the Jewish Brigade, the only all-Jewish fighting force
the future and
during World War II.
praying that noth-
ing like what is
shown ever happens again."
the Israeli Army — two of them as
chiefs of staff.
Bertolt Brecht's three one-act plays
The New York Jewish Film Festival
will be. performed at 8 p.m. Jan.
concludes on Jan. 22 with the world
22-24 and 29-31 and at 2 p.m.
premiere of Simcha Jacobovici's
Jan. 25 and Feb. 1 at the Studio
Hollywoodism (Canada, 1998), which,
Theatre in the Hilberry Theatre
taking off from Neil Gabler's best-sell-
building, Cass at Hancock $5/$7.
ing An Empire of Their Own: How the
(313) 577-2972.
Jews Created Hollywood, explores the
— Suzanne Chessler ways in which Jewish immigrant
movie makers helped shape the
American Dream.

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Jan. 21, and Hollywoodism will be
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Jan. 22, at the Walter Reade
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