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Henry Ford's War on Jews and the Legal Battles Against Hate Speech

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HistoryDrama
The film will tell the story of the campaign of antisemitism waged by automotive pioneer Henry Ford throughout the 1920s. It was in 1925 that Aaron Sapiro, a self-made lawyer and activist, sued Ford for libel. After a dramatic court case that gripped the nation, Sapiro forced Ford to shut down his antisemitic newspaper, The Dearborn Independent, and apologize publicly to the Jewish people.

Book

Victoria Saker Woeste

Producer

Jackie Krentzman

based on novel or book based on true story antisemitism historical drama 1920s

Status

Planned

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • Leviathan Productions