Schindler's List in Jordan
- Artist/Author/Producer: Steven Spielberg, Director
- Confronting Bodies: Jordanian officials
- Dates of action: 1994
- Location: Jordan
- Description of the Art Work
- The true story of how a WWII era businessman saved hundreds of Jews from
Nazi execution.
- Description of incident
- The film has received critical acclaim internationally.
Jordanian officials are considering banning theaters from showing the
film. "If it is totally designed to show sympathy to the Jews, we will
not allow it in because of the current situation after the Hebron
massacre," said a member of Jordan's committee that authorizes the
screening of new films. "How can we expect our people to show sympathy to
the Jews if the Jews are not showing any sympathy to the Arabs?" he
asked.
- Results of incident
- Pirated copies of the film are already available at video shops in Amman.
No official word yet on whether the film will be publicly screening in
Jordan.
Source: Chicago Sun Times (Reuters), March 3, 1994
