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'It is strange that Hollywood Jews would make a film about Muslims'
By Ofri Ilani, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: jewish world, hollywood 

The president of the European Jewish Congress on Monday waged a verbal attack against members of Hollywood, specifically the makers of Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire.

"I have seen two movies recently made by Jews in Hollywood," said Dr. Moshe Kantor. "One was Valkyrie, which is a pro-Nazi film. The other is Slumdog Millionaire, which deals with the Muslim population in India, and in which one of the characters says, 'Allahu Akhbar' before dying."

"This is strange in my opinion," Kantor said at a press conference at the Institute for the Study of Contemporary Anti-Semitism and Racism at Tel Aviv University.
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Kantor added that it is crucial for Jews to understand the educational value of cultural and artistic works.

"Schindler's List was the [popular] movie at the end of the last century," said Kantor. "What is the popular movie today? Slumdog Millionaire, which deals with Muslims. This reflects the fact that values in the world have changed."

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