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ANTISEMITISM
IN AMERICA
Crossfire
(1947)
Appearing shortly after World War II, this movie--starring Robert
Young and Robert Mitchum--was the first major American film to deal
with antisemitism. The murder of a Jewish man prompts an investigation
that exposes bigotry and menace.
Gentleman's
Agreement (1947)
The winner of three Academy Awards®, including Best Picture,
this film stars Gregory Peck as a gentile writer who poses as a
Jew to research a magazine story about an unspoken discrimination.
Music
Box (1988)
The question of proving guilt or innocence among purported Nazi
war criminals who have established new lives in new countries is
the subject of this courtroom thriller, with Jessica Lange as a
Chicago attorney who defends her father against charges of war crimes.
Homicide
(1991)
A police officer confronts his long-buried Jewish identity as he
grapples with the murder of an elderly Jewish shopkeeper. His encounters,
particularly his response to overt antisemitism, underscore the
tensions between his police work and his Jewish identity.
School
Ties (1992)
This feature film explores the open hostility frequently directed
toward Jews in the 1950s by members of privileged social sets--in
this case, the boys of an exclusive prep school.
Antisemitism
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