if true, one reason could be the extent to which the
resistance was intertwined with the Soviets. the
documentary makes heavy use of Soviet archives,
including old reenactments that use Russian soldiers.
portraying both partisans and Nazi's.
mbs
a friend of mine -- an anthropologist named
I wrote: a friend of mine -- an anthropologist named Martin Cohen -- has
done a lot of research on this (and he's not the only one). He argues that
there was an amazing amount of Jewish armed resistance to the Nazis, even in
Germany. Also, he argues that the U.S. Jewish establishment hates this
I think it's slightly more sinister: the elite wants passive
donors to their
cause and support for Israel no matter what. Zionism and
standing-and-fighting are seen as mutually exclusive
alternatives. Further,
the Bund tradition of socialist or labor-oriented Jews is
anathema, whether
I remember hearing an interview on KPFA in Berkeley sometime ago regarding
a story of several teenagers, boys and girls, who were Jewish partisans.
Perhaps somebody knows the book. They showed incredible courage and
ingenuity. Eventually they settled in Israel.
The leader, hardened by the
Not necessarily. Properly reconstructed, the resistance
could serve the purposes of elites. For instance, the
recent TV movie about the Warsaw ghetto uprising was
leached of left political content and framed the rebellion
as a more honorable form of suicide: stand-and-fight
as a matter of
I wrote: a friend of mine -- an anthropologist named Martin Cohen -- has
done a lot of research on this (and he's not the only one). He argues that
there was an amazing amount of Jewish armed resistance to the Nazis, even
in
Germany.
Well, what's an amazing amount? I visited the very moving
[In re the TV version of the Warsaw uprising]
Sure the film was lousy with Nazis. But there was nothing
about fascism -- only terribly bad guys called 'Nazis'
some pretty bad guys called 'Poles,' and some schlemiels
who were jews (one of whom redeems himself).
The Bund was referenced in the
www.forward.com
Have you read the Forward recently?
It's under new (old) ownership, I'm told.
One of the old-timers told me it's back on track.
mbs
Absolutely. As one of the last few in the old tradition, I'm a dinosaur.
jks
