Re: romancing, er, marketing, the shtehtl

[Jonathan Gordon <jbgordon...>]

i dont think it is teribly important to our topic, but yes spielberg said that
it was based on his own family story, but the film itself has no reference to
judaism and fivl was a christmas tree ornament.
it is a classic case of a goy on the street and a jew at home. just business,
nothing personal. you know, a marketing decision. a case of what i think of as
the vampire approach to jewish culture. taking from it, not contributing back to
it. but then with the money one makes, one can do tshuva...  or am i being too
hard. think of all the happy intermarried families that were able to put a
jewish mouse on the tree.
all right, enough said.
jonathan gordon

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