Scandal in Ivansk
Scandal in Ivansk

Scandal in Ivansk (2017)

None | Israel, Poland | English, Polish, Hebrew | 78 min | 2017
Directed by: David Blumenfeld, Ami Drozd
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In the small Polish town of Ivansk, one word ignites a nationwide controversy. Most of Ivansk's Jews were killed by the Nazis, and the headstones in the Jewish cemetery were plundered for construction purposes. A group of descendants of Ivansk Jews restore the town's cemetery, retrieving what headstones they can. When they commission a plaque that includes the word "collaborator," a national scandal is unleashed. This eye-opening documentary strives to understand why much of the nation won't accept "collaborator" to describe Polish people who aided the Nazis and benefited from the genocide of Jews.

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