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The man who’s seen more than 400 Holocaust movies — almost every one ever made — has some takeaways

JL;DR SUMMARY Rich Brownstein, an expert on Holocaust films, has watched over 400 narrative movies centered on the Holocaust, contributing significantly to Holocaust education through cinema. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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EducationHolocaust EducationJewish CinemaSchindler's ListFilm CriticismHolocaust FilmsTeaching ToolsHolocaust PortrayalHolocaust CinemaRich Brownstein

Places mentioned

Israel
"Prior to moving to Israel in 2003, he worked as a producer for Jewish comedy legend David Zucker."
Portland, Oregon, United States
"Born in Portland, Oregon, Brownstein hasn't always focused on such dour subject matter."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"In Los Angeles, I had over 1,000 movies on VHS, and I knew VHS wasn't going to exist anymore."
Poland
"most Israeli high school kids used to go to Poland on their class trips, and she was the spokesperson for her class."

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