Jan 20, 2023
Join the Bagels as they take a deep dive (with some spoilers, so
watch first, then listen!) into Hunters Season 2. The gang is now
in Argentina looking for Hitler — so the Bagels are pondering the
proper punishment for a genocidal maniac, examining the line
between vigilantes and heroes, and wondering about why this series
grabbed us and wouldn't let us go. We'll tell you about TV shows
featuring pop songs in Hebrew and Yiddish; what might be happening
to the movie Maestro; plus some quick mentions of the Mandalorian
and Fauda. You might call this episode a bit of an "everything
Bagel" Report. With more to come in the weeks ahead!
DISCLAIMER: Hunters references 11 million people who died in the
Holocaust (6 million Jews plus 5 million others). But there's an
issue – that number was invented by famous Nazi hunter Simon
Wiesenthal to create more sympathy for Jews.
Here's more on the 11 million figure, which we look forward to
discussing in the weeks ahead:
https://www.jta.org/2017/01/31/united-states/remember-the-11-million-why-an-inflated-victims-tally-irks-holocaust-historians
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More links:
Esther's Hunters article in J: https://jweekly.com/2020/02/21/in-hunters-al-pacino-and-his-gang-of-vigilantes-target-nazis-in-1970s-america/
"Say Shalom to My Little Friends" TBR's first Hunters episode:
http://tinyurl.com/bagel-hunters
Variety piece about Hebrew "Fight Song": https://variety.com/2023/music/news/hebrew-version-fight-song-fleishman-is-in-trouble-1235488452/
The Jewish Experience at TCM: https://www.tcm.com/articles/Programming-Article/021714/special-theme-the-jewish-experience