Deal with the Devil?

Documentary

Canadian premiere
June 12
- June 14
Online
Online at TJFF Virtual Cinema
COUNTRY
Israel
Year
2024
Running Time
51 minutes
Language
Hebrew
Subtitles
English
Director
Avida Livny
David A. Stein Finalist

Long kept secret, the Transfer Agreement of 1933 was a deal signed between Zionist organizations and the Nazi Party which allowed thousands of Jews to emigrate to Palestine while retaining part of the value of the assets they left behind. The deal funnelled vast sums of money into the Yishuv’s development, but it came at a price. Blending carefully curated archival footage with animation, the film is anchored in the perspectives of Sam Cohen, a Jewish businessman who orchestrated the agreement, and his wife, Anita, who opposed it. Their clashing views mirror a deeper debate—principle versus pragmatism—one that continues to reverberate within Israeli society today.

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Deal with the Devil?

Running Time: 51