Trudy Gold
Film: ‘The Making of a Monster’
Summary
On the anniversary of the birth of Adolf Hitler we are showing a documentary on his life made by Trudy Gold and Oliver Anisfeld. The film explores the factors which created the monster.
Trudy Gold
Trudy Gold was the CEO of the London Jewish Cultural Centre and a founding member of the British delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). Throughout her career she taught modern Jewish history at schools, universities, and to adult groups and ran seminars on Holocaust education in the UK, Eastern Europe, and China. She also led Jewish educational tours all over the world. Trudy was the educational director of the student resources “Understanding the Holocaust” and “Holocaust Explained” and the author of The Timechart History of Jewish Civilization.
Ollie Anisfeld
Ollie Anisfeld is the founder and director of J-TV, a global, online Jewish channel that aims to inspire positive Jewish identity, values, and knowledge through engaging video media. J-TV features content on current affairs, Jewish philosophy and values, Jewish history, and other entertainment. Ollie launched J-TV in 2015 while he was in his final year at University College London reading history. J-TV has viewers all over the globe with a viewership that is predominantly aged between 16–35. Ollie’s favorite word is “edutainment”—a combination of educational and entertainment content to influence hearts and minds.
I’m very, very cautious about making these kind of comparisons. You know, we, let’s, in some way it ties into the de-Jew-dizing. There’s also the, de-, there’s the diluting, another D word, of the holocaust. When you start making these Hitler comparisons, it is just, I think you have to be very careful with that