God On Trial Page #4

Synopsis: Wondering about the meaning and modalities of their triage, presumably to live or burn, Jewish Auschwitz barrack mates start to debate on how or why God can allow (his) people to suffer such fatal misery, which even further divides a devout father and his liberal son. They eventually form a Thora court, which hears theological argumentation as well as practical considerations.
Genre: Drama, War
Director(s): Andy De Emmony
Production: WGBH Boston
  3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.7
Year:
2008
86 min
3,348 Views


as they passed his.

Do you think we

be here? ... (Please ...)

They kept the light of Torah

on in times of darkness.

We must do the same.

We must keep the faith.

We maintain pure

our hearts,

and we must pray.

Why?

If God has

betrayed, why?

The point is ...

The point is to be a good Jew.

A good Jew.

The point is to keep the faith.

Why?

We are

tested!

Tests are part

of this covenant?

Did someone mention

evidence to Moses?

In the same psalm,

we are told,

"If their descendants

deserting my law

"and not follow my commands,

"if they violate my decrees and does not

keep my commandments

"I will punish their offenses with the rod,

his guilt with his whip

Mr. Kuhn said,

before blaming God, we

look at ourselves.

Perhaps it is God who

breaches the covenant, but us.

Yes

There is ... he knows.

Es .. is

mipnei khata'einu

because of our sins.

Or your sins.

May be you

who is to blame.

Thank you.

I agree

with the court.

It is a punishment.

The court has not said

such ... (Still)

I agree.

Some Jews have

turned their backs on the Torah

They thought they knew better.

Our children have left

to cities.

He bought a

fancy hat,

a good costume, they became

socialists or Zionists

capitalist

or anarchists.

God only knows what.

Forgetting everything

of the precious scriptures.

So you're saying that

this is my fault;

is that?

God is destroying all the people

Jew because you're disappointed in me

Is that it?

Look what you're doing!

A trial to God?

Do not you think

can hear you?

Do you think

not here?

We must maintain

order here.

You are Jews, no?

If nothing else,

must respect the law.

Well, since I am accused,

I call

a witness.

Forward.

This gentleman.

Name?

Ezra Shapira

of Zamkevitz.

Did I do something wrong?

No, Ezra

Zamkevitz.

He came here with

Rabbi believe,

from Zamkevitz.

Tell me,

Ezra Shapira

turned their backs

the Torah

in Zamkevitz?

No, sir.

In Zamkevitz,

loved the Torah.

On Shabbat, the windows of the

shops were all closed.

The Scriptures wrapped its wings

of quiet about us,

and the world simply

vanished.

Every man had

his prayer book.

On national holidays, festivals,

workdays,

the Torah was ...

The air was

that breathed.

In our poverty,

We dressed and housed us.

He was our palace

and lived

in its splendor.

So what went wrong?

They came.

They killed all

the elderly.

And they did the rest

bury them.

I buried my own mother.

I did remove the

ring fingers

and give it to them.

See any reason why

God would be a good Jew

desecrate the grave

your own mother

in order to punish

a poor Jewish

For example, I?

I said that was

a good man.

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