Polish Supreme Court rejects request to overturn Roman Polanski extradition case
The Jewish French-Polish film director fled the U.S. nearly four decades ago before being convicted of raping a 13-year-old girl.
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Family of ‘The Pianist’ wins suit against book alleging Jewish musician had Nazi ties
A 2010 book quoted someone claiming Wladyslaw Szpilman had worked for the Nazis in the Warsaw Ghetto.
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Iran, the Holocaust, ‘Septembers of Shiraz’ — and me
A decades-ago trip to Iran — along with a family history of living under anti-Semitic governments — creates a personal connection to the film, which stars Adrien Brody.
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Roman Polanski, 10 other Hollywood Jews open up about surviving Holocaust
The Hollywood Reporter is commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of the Holocaust with a feature on 11 survivors who went on to careers in American entertainment. The project, released Wednesday morning online and in print, includes emotional, revealing video interviews with all the subjects, including director Roman Polanski and sex therapist Ruth Westheimer. More ▸
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Roman Polanski cannot be extradited to U.S., Polish court rules
The decision ends a decades-long quest by the United States for the filmmaker to serve out his prison term for unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl. More ▸
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U.S. seeking Polanski’s extradition from Poland
Polish officials said they received the request from Los Angeles prosecutors and that the filmmaker, who fled the U.S. in 1978, would likely be brought in for questioning by authorities in Krakow. More ▸
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Polanski escapes extradition again, plans Dreyfus Affair movie
How U.S. officials bungled an extradition attempt so badly they made a convicted rapist look sympathetic. More ▸
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Roman Polanski to direct Dreyfus Affair movie
By Jewz NewtonRoman Polanski’s next film will be a political thriller based on the Dreyfus Affair. The director announced on Wednesday that the new film, titled “D,” will reunite the team that produced his award-winning film “Ghost Writer.” Albert Dreyfus was a French Jewish army officer who was wrongly convicted of treason in 1894. A 12-year battle… More ▸
