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‘October 8’ Review: A Searing Look at the Eruption of Antisemitism on College Campuses and Social Media
Originally titled “October H8te,” Wendy Sachs’ documentary provids a passionate, albeit one-sided look at an important issue.
Propounding one specific pro-Israel, American Jewish point-of-view, the independently financed social-issue documentary “ October 8 ” charts and laments the alarming increase in antisemitism — particularly on university campuses and in social media — following the Oct. 7 Hamas incursion into Israel that resulted in over 1,200 deaths and the taking of 251 hostages. To make her passionate, if not particularly nuanced argument, director Wendy Sachs assembles a large cast of talking heads, including well-known figures, academics, journalists, leaders of Jewish organizations and those who monitor extremism. Meanwhile, branches of Social Justice for Palestine (SJP) sprang into action on campuses with talking points and instructions for days of resistance that encouraged violence and questioned Israel’s right to exist.
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