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Chanoch Kesselman, executive co-ordinator of the Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations, complained in a letter to the BBC this week that the first film in Vanessa Engle’s BBC4 series “impinges on the privacy of the Charedi community and opens the way for it to be misrepresented at best and maligned at worst”.
He was upset that the film, which told the story of Samuel Leibovitz, a reformed drug-dealer from the Satmar community, “failed to consider the sensibilities of a community who prefer not to be put in the limelight of television, whatever her motives for making the programme and however sensitively she handled it.
editorial input.”
The BBC, in response, said the programme “informs and enlightens”.
A statement said: “It paints a fair and positive portrait of this community with its strong family values and adherence to strict rules. Everyone taking part gave consent to be filmed.”
In a recent JC interview, Ms Engle stressed that the programme cast the strictly Orthodox in a positive light. She said: “How does the community deal with a case like his? Is continuing to turn your back on the world a viable way for a community to function?
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Jun 27, 2008 at 09:41 AM More than that Says:
Is involving itself self in a world gone mad a viable way for a community to function?
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Jun 27, 2008 at 09:56 AM take it easy Says:
WE ALL KNOW THE GOOD THINGS OF THE SATMER SECT SO WHO CARES ABOUT BBC, WE ALL KNOW THAT THEY ARE A BUNCH OF LIARS
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Jun 27, 2008 at 10:16 AM Anyother Says:
In this case, I think i have to agree with the BBC doing the right thing.
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Jun 27, 2008 at 10:28 AM 13th ave Says:
BBC is doing the right thing.
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Jun 27, 2008 at 11:03 AM eb Says:
why is it any different then any film which contains part truth part fiction. You dont see the satmars protesting other films of other religions which contain part fiction ?? Besides , arent forbidden from movies and tv so why are they sticking thier nose in now??
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Jun 27, 2008 at 11:51 AM Moishe Mulva Says:
They don't own TV's so why do they care? How do they even know about this program?
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Jun 27, 2008 at 12:16 PM Anonymous Says:
i happened to have seen this program and i know the person who this program is about and i dont see anything wrong in it
wherever they can stick their nose in, they do
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Jun 27, 2008 at 12:43 PM yeapb Says:
Unfortunately I feel that we need this sort of exposure - too many dropouts are dealing in drugs and ENDANGERING their kehillos (we have just had a spate of revenge stabbings in Manchester of people with no relation to the drug dealer/s)
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Jun 27, 2008 at 02:26 PM anonymous Says:
"programme cast the strictly Orthodox in a positive light"
but it is about a drug dealer?
how is that in a positive light?
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Jun 27, 2008 at 02:39 PM Anonymous Says:
Why are the hasidic sect so paranoid and sensitive? Listen here fellows, if you choose a very seclusive life style and very closed up, its sure to raise eyebrows amongst the non jews. Kind of like the Amish way of living just with the electricity and gadgets. The Amish have been very accomodating in allowing the outside world know more abouttheir traditions.
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Jun 27, 2008 at 02:52 PM izzy Says:
BBC has never been Pro jewish.
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Jun 27, 2008 at 04:34 PM Anonymous Says:
Interesting BBC could'nt try to make a film (fiction) of A bikur cholim of the frum, or a Chaverim call, or Hatzolah responding.. I guess they're not looking for negative, only in a "positive" light"..
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Jun 27, 2008 at 04:52 PM Shlomo Zalman GoodGuy Says:
these sort of protests only serve to give more publicity to a movie, tv show, book, etc.
Protesting has the exact opposite effect.
Their protests have gotten the BBC free publicity.
such protests NEVER, I say NEVER work.
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Jun 27, 2008 at 06:04 PM geshmak Says:
shlomo even though they dont work a voice bis heardb and it has to be spoken satmer is a solid beautiful khula and every one should stand up toi them
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Jun 29, 2008 at 03:10 AM Clapton Common Says:
It's about time these Cazenove scoundrels are exposed.
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Jun 29, 2008 at 04:57 AM Ash Says:
"Interesting BBC could'nt try to make a film (fiction) of A bikur cholim of the frum, or a Chaverim call, or Hatzolah responding".
Actually the documentary did show hatzoloh and gemach work extensively.
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Jun 29, 2008 at 06:09 AM Anonymous Says:
to 4.34 pm if you watch the film you will see that all these where mentioned ie Hatzolo ..chessed .. gemacim etc ..
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Jun 29, 2008 at 10:02 AM Anonymous Says:
How can we watch the film?
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Jun 29, 2008 at 10:43 AM Anonymous Says:
Such a film can NEVER do any good to the Frum Jews.
Hashem Yirachem!
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Jun 29, 2008 at 03:00 PM Anonymous Says:
There is only one way to counteract the negative publicity that we Chasidim keep on getting. Let's act like real Mentchen on the street. Don't cut anyone off when driving, let somone pass you,be honest in your business dealings and if your a Chaverim or Hatzalah member help an outsider once in a while.
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Jun 30, 2008 at 09:16 AM Matzahlocal101 Says:
The film was mostly OK until they got up to the part where they said we use the blood of Christian children in the baking of matzah. Aside from that it was alright.