Israelis Look at Poles via the Lens of the Cine‑Camera
Israelis Look at Poles via the Lens of the Cine‑Camera

Summary/Abstract: There is already a wide range of studies that aim at understanding the different ways in which the Holocaust is presented in Israeli cinema. Although these studies present a wide spectrum of themes, processes, and points of view regarding this issue, this rich corpus of research does not include references to the various ways in which Polish-Jewish relations are portrayed in Israeli films. This article is interested in opening scholarly discussion on the ways in which Jewish-Polish relations are presented in several documentary and fictional Israeli films: Aba’le Bo La-lonapark (Daddy Come to the Amusement Park), directed by Nitza Gonen in 1995; Spring 1941, directed by Uri Barbash in 2007; Pizza b’Auschwitz (Pizza in Auschwitz) by Mosh Zimmerman in 2008; Ema shel Valentina (Valentina’s Mother), directed by Arik Lubzki and Matti Hararri in 2009; and Hakatayim (Past Life) directed by Avi Nesher in 2016. A discussion on the perception of Polish Jewish relations at this collection of films can add an additional angle to the topic of Polish-Jewish relations during and after the Second World War.

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