Ben Hur: LA Times Denial of Jewish History
Charlton Heston as Judah Ben Hur the Jewish hero in Ben Hur, 1959. Notice the Star of David around his neck.
The Los Angeles Times is, like the NY Times, a reliably anti-Israel newspaper whose liberal/progressive/leftist slant often veers into support for the Jew-hatred that is the foundation of Palestinian terror.
Even their entertainment articles frequently marinate in a radical ideology that extends to the most regressive, most vile denial of Jewish, not to mention literary history.
In this brief announcement of an anniversary release of a Ben Hur DVD, the Charlton Heston character, Judah Ben Hur, is referred to as a "Palestinian nobleman."
In the book and in all the movies Judah Ben Hur is a Jewish merchant.
This charade of so-called Palestinian history is replacement ideology, Jewish history erased by faux Palestinians, a post-modern construct with zero historical basis.
I might add that this is also a fabrication of movie history.
This is a classic example of the big lie that was used by the Nazis to persecute and ultimately commit genocide against the Jews. This strategy is being used by the Muslim world to demonize the Jews and create an environment where the murder of Jews is not only acceptable but necessary.
The Los Angeles Times is an enthusiastic partner in jihad.
I'd like to thank my friend Yisroel Medad of My Right Word for bringing this stealth piece of Jew-hatred to my attention.
William Wyler's 1959 epic, "Ben-Hur," which dominated the Academy Awards in winning 11 Oscars, including best film, director, actor (Charlton Heston) and supporting actor (Hugh Griffith), is getting the superstar treatment in Warner's 50th-anniversary ultimate collection edition arriving Tuesday in both regular DVD and Blu-ray.
Based on the novel by Lew Wallace, the period drama revolves around Judah Ben-Hur (Heston), a Palestinian nobleman [bold font by Seraphic Secret] who is enslaved by the Romans, engages in one of the most thrilling chariot races ever captured on screen, and even encounters Jesus Christ.
The film was restored frame by frame from the original 65-millimeter camera negative and digitally remastered. Among the extras on the three-disc set are the new feature-length documentary "Charlton Heston & Ben Hur: A Personal Journey," written and directed by the actor's son, Fraser C. Heston; highlights from the 1960 Oscar telecast and the 1925 silent version starring Ramon Novarro.
