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Passion problems.(Letter to the Editor)
In his column on Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ, William F. Buckley Jr. suggests that Jewish concerns that the film could legitimize anti-Semitism through its depiction of Jews were "incautious" ("On the Right," Feb. 23). He goes on to say that he is not aware of any statement where Hitler used the deicide charge to promote the goals of his murderous regime.
In fact, Hitler did talk about the Jews after viewing one of history's most damaging depictions--the Oberammergau Passion Play--in 1934. Hitler said of the play, "It is vital that the Passion play be continued at Oberammergau; for never has the menace of Jewry been so convincingly portrayed as in this presentation of what happened in the time of the ...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire February 23, 2004 700+ words
...more positive images of Jews. And they mischaracterize...changes to Union City's Passion Play in the 1980s. "We realized...be blamed upon all the Jews then living, without distinction, nor upon the Jews of today.'" Father Ashe hopes his Passion Play can be a catalyst in...
- Oberammergau: The Troubling Story of the World's Most Famous Passion Play.(Book...
- Magazine article from: Shofar Mork, Gordon R. January 1, 2005 700+ words
...the story that "the Jews" were guilty of killing Jesus Christ. Therefore Jews have a long history of...have been presenting a Passion Play once each decade since...of Shakespeare and the Jews (1996), is fascinated...drama, and as an American Jew with a Roman Catholic...
- The Troubling Story of the World's Most Famous Passion Play.(Brief...
- Magazine article from: Presbyterian Record Dunn, Zander February 1, 2001 700+ words
...definitive Oberammergau Passion Play. Second, this book...when they malign the Jews, of whom Jesus was...the play, but no Jew has ever had a part...brilliant expose of the Jews as bloodthirsty and...traditionalists direct the Passion Play in the year 2000...
- 'Passion Play' at the Crystal Cathedral Sets The Crucification Record Straight.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 25, 2004 700+ words
...quite different Passion Play will be staged for...To say that the Jews killed Christ is...Glory of Easter Passion Play at the Crystal Cathedral...support of the ancient Jews for the works of...Easter is the annual passion play that is staged in...
- PASSION PLAY SCRIPT TO BE MORE POSITIVE.(Main)
- Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) February 15, 1990 700+ words
...old Oberammergau Passion Play is eliminating some...that has plagued Jews for 19 centuries...Jewish Committee. The Passion Play dates from 1663...believed maligned Jews and blamed them for...Jesus' identity as a Jew is emphasized, including...
- THE PASSION PLAY - FICTION SEEN AS REALITY.(Main)
- Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) March 22, 1986 700+ words
...Modern Theater." Jews have suffered with the...Emeth the Oberammergau Passion Play, a production he termed...continues to blame the Jews for Christ's crucifixion...population, Cook said. The Passion Play was performed in 1980...in the text but both Jews and Christians still...
- Passion Play Expert Talks About Controversy Surrounding Movie.
- Newspaper article from: Israel Faxx February 10, 2004 700+ words
...the 20th century the Passion play moved from stage to screen...what some critics and Jews have feared is anti...there claims that the Passion play or film is exactly what...the presenter show the Jews as collectively guilty...
- PASSION PLAY EMPHASIZES JEWISHNESS OF JESUS.(Entertainment)
- Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) March 19, 1990 700+ words
...old Oberammergau Passion Play is eliminating some...that has plagued Jews for 19 centuries...Jewish Committee. The Passion Play dates from 1663...believed maligned Jews and blamed them for...Jesus' identity as a Jew is emphasized, including...
Source: HighBeam Research, Passion problems.(Letter to the Editor)