Irena articles

  • 'Irena's Vow' Speaks to Our Tragic Times

    Why was it necessary to make 'Irena’s Vow' in this day and age? Must we have yet another drama about the Holocaust, especially another flirting with “Gentile Savior” cliches? So much about the topic has already been said on film. Did we really need to make yet another one when there are already so many others out there, both dramatizations and documentaries alike? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy7SM6TN4pw Sadly, yes. Antisemitism and other bigotries continue to choke us in what is supposed to...