God On Trial Page #6

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
3,410 Views


What if those who survive this

will be the holy remnant,

and live in an age of

wisdom, understanding and knowledge?

What if something good

would come out of this?

What great good?

How do we know?

Already some say

that the Messiah himself.

Perhaps a return to Israel.

So what?

So it might be

something beautiful.

So you see, maybe

There is a reason

Why a good woman

like your mother was taken,

and not some evil.

Because she is a sacrifice.

A holocaust.

And when a man sacrifices

something must be better.

The most beautiful thing.

Can I call Idek?

Can I interrogate him?

Can I call first to Idek?

The point is related.

Can you tell the court

what happened to our

Masada ancestors?

Masada was. .. one

fortress in the mountains

built by

Herod the Great.

It was a kind of

self-shelter

in case of war.

Of course, anyone can build

a wall against death.

Herod died,

and the Romans arrived,

destroyed the temple.

There was a great

uprising.

A revolt.

And the rebels ran

into the mountains,

this Masada.

The Romans besieged.

They wanted the rebels

starve.

So they built a huge wall

around the base of the mountain.

There, 15,000

Roman troops.

Less than a thousand

Jewish fighters.

That spring,

rebels

decided that

was better to die

to be enslaved.

Ten men were chosen

for homework

to kill all others.

When you have 10 one was chosen

to kill the other nine.

The latter had to

take his own life.

Two women hid

of this slaughter

and lived to

tell this story.

These fighters do

kind of men were they?

The bravest

and better.

The ... Israel flower.

They were martyrs.

And yet, were

crushed by the Romans.

Well, in a sense, yes,

But what did the Romans?

Jews live like

Romans, and abandon the Torah.

And where are the

Romans now?

They are dust.

And the Torah?

He still lives,

still ... blooms.

Still illuminates the world.

Thank you.

So we should not

despair.

Our suffering is a privilege

if it is part of God's plan.

We are fortunate

purifying the people living

through our grief.

Do not let

would take away their faith.

If this is strong,

grow.

A small fire is extinguished by

the wind, but a major fire

only grows stronger.

Hitler die.

The war will end.

The people and the Torah

live.

Precisely.

There is, right?

If.

The Torah will live.

Therefore, we

trust God.

Can I question the witness?

Not this.

The previous one.

Ezra Zamkevitz.

Sorry, I'm

a witness.

know, do not testify

nothing of God.

manufactures and sells gloves.

I used to make and

sell gloves.

Do you feel better at

that the judge has said,

your mother is

a sacrifice?

Yes, sir.

Although the judge

you have said

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