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jeffreyjkeenan
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Shtetlers (2020)
TERRIBLE!
11 February 2023 - 0 out of 3 users found this review helpful.
Unfortunately, this documentary perpetuates the happy-go-lucky "Fiddler on the Roof" narrative wherein the Jews and everyone else who lived in the shtetl got along beautifully except during the pogroms. The problem with that story is that it is untrue, suggesting that the violence and plundering was the work of the Cossacks and not the neighbors.
The opening scene, featuring non-Jewish modern-day residents of this particular shtetl, who talk about their wonderful relationships with the Jews who "moved away" (hmm, why?) is offensive.
Do not waste time on this film. Read a history book instead.
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