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Sixty years after the Holocaust, a new brand of anti-Semitism has reared its ugly head again in Europe. It has the same purpose, but a different face. It is directly connected to radical Muslim beliefs and actions that have spread from the Middle East to Europe. Anti-Semitism has surfaced on university campuses, in the media, on the streets, at political demonstrations, on the internet and in seemingly innocent social situations. Jews from all walks of life in six different European countries tell of being attacked in their neighborhoods, of cemeteries desecrated, of synagogues burned, of being ostracized at work. Young and old describe their fears and their plans for the future. Many wonder if they should uproot their families, leave their homes and businesses to seek safer havens in either Israel or the United States. The viewer has to ask, “If it were the l930’s and I was hearing stories of what was happening in Germany, what would I do?”
Allen Mondell has worked in films and television as a writer, producer and director for 30 years. He began his career as a newspaper reporter in Baltimore in the mid-sixties and then went to work for Westinghouse Broadcasting in Baltimore (WJZ-TV) as a writer/director of documentary films. Allen spent five years at KERA-TV in Dallas as a writer, producer and director of documentaries and special programs. He taught in the Peace Corps in West Africa after graduating from Williams College with a B.A. in American History and Literature.
Cynthia Salzman Mondell is an independent filmmaker who is committed to making films and videos that she feels have something to say about the world she lives in. Her first documentary on housing and the lack of it , Promise and Practice aired on public television in l977. She then teamed up with Allen Mondell to form Media Projects, a non-profit production and distribution organization.
Together, Cynthia and Allen have been making award-winning docudramas and documentary films and videos for over twenty years. Their work explores a wide range of subjects but always with the goal of personalizing often complex social problems. They've looked at different cultures and issues using dramatic re-enactments, intimate character studies and archival footage. Many of their films have aired nationwide on public television, cable and at festivals worldwide.
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