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'''Debbie Schlussel''' (born April 9, 1969) is an American ], ], ], movie critic, and ]ger. She has been published in the '']'', '']'', '']'', and ''],'' among others. '''Debbie Schlussel''' (born April 9, 1969) is an American ], ], ], movie critic, TV host, and ]ger. She writes movie reviews and commentary focusing on ], ], ], ], ], ], and ].

Schlussel writes movie reviews and commentary regarding ], ], ], ], ], ], and ]. She has also frequently appeared on '']'' and on cable news.

==Early life and political career==
Schlussel was born in ], ] to a family of ] descent. She received a ] from the ] and later earned a ] and ] from the ]. Schlussel graduated from ] in 1986. In 1990, Schlussel ran for the Republican nomination for the 4th District (Oakland County) of the ]. She was defeated by Barbara Dobb by a single vote from around 8500 cast.<ref>Gizzi, John. "Back from a one-vote loss", '']'' (July 31, 1998).</ref>

Schlussel claimed voter fraud led to her defeat, making allegations of impropriety against the family of her opponent and the judge who ruled on the issue. The judge previously represented her opponent in a criminal matter.<ref>Schlussel, Debbie. , debbieschlussel.com (December 12, 2005).</ref> In 1998, she lost in the same district (now renamed the 39th) against Marc Shulman.{{citation needed|date=October 2016}}


==Professional life and views== ==Professional life and views==
Schlussel is a member of the ], who reviews films for both radio and her web site.<ref>]., '']'', November 21, 2010.<br>''See also'' Cieply, Michael. , ''The New York Times'' (November 22, 2010).</ref> She is the official movie critic of ''The ] Show'' on Jeff & Larry's Comedy RoundUp Channel/Great American Comedy XL Channel on ].<ref>DebbieSchlussel.com. , November 20, 2015.</ref> Schlussel is a member of the ], who reviews films for both radio and her website.<ref>]., '']'', November 21, 2010.<br>''See also'' Cieply, Michael. , ''The New York Times'' (November 22, 2010).</ref>


'']'' described her in 2010 as, "a kind of all-purpose film critic, political commentator and Web opinion spinner."<ref>Cieply, Michael. , '']'', May 3, 2010.</ref> Her columns (mainly about politics) have been published in the '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']'', amongst others. She was a talk show host at radio station ], then known as WKRK, in ] from 2002-03.<ref>]. , ], November 26, 2002.</ref> '']'' described her in 2010 as, "a kind of all-purpose film critic, political commentator and Web opinion spinner."<ref>Cieply, Michael. , '']'', May 3, 2010.</ref> She was a talk show host at radio station ], then known as WKRK, in ] from 2002 to 2003.<ref>]. , ], November 26, 2002.</ref>


===Muslims and Islam=== ===Muslims and Islam===
⚫ Professor of Media and Public Affairs William Youmans<ref>{{cite web|url=https://smpa.gwu.edu/william-youmans|access-date=October 7, 2019|title=William Youmans &#124; School of Media & Public Affairs (SMPA) &#124; the George Washington University}}</ref> described Schussel as a "leading right-wing observer of AD blogging, articles, and op-eds inform other right-wing activists, who mobilize against government-community relations when they seem too cozy. This group has called for greater scrutiny of Arab and Muslim Americans by government officials, and officials they consider pro-Arab are frequent targets of their protests. Consistently, Schlussel and her allies have described ] as potential terrorists."<ref>{{cite book|first=William|last=Youmans|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NjB0ga7YgWMC&pg=PA272|chapter=Domestic Foreign Policy: Arab Detroit as a Special Place in the War on Terror|title=Arab Detroit 9/11: Life in the Terror Decade|editor-first=Abraham|editor-last=Nabeel|publisher=]|location=Detroit, Michigan|date=2011|isbn=978-0814335000<!--|page=272-->|pages=23, 97, 101, 276, 279–81, 336, 371, 373}}</ref> Professor Julianne Hammer described Schussel as an "anti-Muslim pundit".<ref>{{cite book|title=Peaceful Families: American Muslim Efforts Against Domestic Violence|author=Juliane Hammer|date=2019-09-03|publisher=]|page=46}}</ref>


⚫ Schlussel has alleged that American politicians, including the late former ] Senator ] and former ] President ], have connections with radical Islam,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/untraceable-e-mails-spread-obama-rumor|title=Untraceable E-mails Spread Obama Rumor|website=]|date=October 15, 2007}}</ref> In October 2001 she alleged that President ] was connected to the ] (CAIR). CAIR later sued Schlussel of trademark violation when she used their acronym in a web-domain directing readers to ] webpages.<ref>, ], January 6, 2011.</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=David|last=Ashenfelter|url=http://www.freep.com/article/20110111/NEWS06/101110382/Blogger-Schlussel-renames-organization-after-CAIR-lawsuit|title=Blogger Schlussel renames organization after CAIR lawsuit|newspaper=]|date=January 11, 2011}}</ref>
⚫ Professor of Media and Public Affairs William Youmans<ref>{{cite web|url=https://smpa.gwu.edu/william-youmans|accessdate=October 7, 2019}}</ref> described Schussel as a "leading right-wing observer of AD blogging, articles, and op-eds inform other right-wing activists, who mobilize against government-community relations when they seem too cozy. This group has called for greater scrutiny of Arab and Muslim Americans by government officials, and officials they consider pro-Arab are frequent targets of their protests. Consistently, Schlussel and her allies have described ] as potential terrorists."<ref>{{cite book|first=William|last=Youmans|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NjB0ga7YgWMC&pg=PA272&lpg=PA272|chapter=Domestic Foreign Policy: Arab Detroit as a Special Place in the War on Terror|title=Arab Detroit 9/11: Life in the Terror Decade|editor-first=Abraham|editor-last=Nabeel|publisher=]|location=Detroit, Michigan|date=2011|ISBN=978-0814335000<!--|page=272-->|pages=23, 97, 101, 276, 279–81, 336, 371, 373}}</ref>


⚫ In 2007, she stated that ] are intolerant of Christians,<ref>, ], ], January 31, 2007.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.debbieschlussel.com/2977/when-atheists-aka-future-muslims-attack|title=When Atheists a/k/a Future Muslims Attack|last=Schlussel|first=Debbie|date=February 7, 2007|website=debbieschlussel.com|access-date=October 26, 2015}}</ref> and that American Muslims are no more moderate than those in the Middle East; that blog post of hers was read aloud on '']''.<ref>Schlussel, Debbie. , debbieschlussel.com, May 23, 2007.</ref><ref>Grewal, Zareena. '', p. 357 (NYU Press 2013).<!-- ISSN/ISBN needed --></ref>
In September 2003, a '']'' column by Schlussel reported that Imad Hamad was a former member of the terrorist group ] (PFLP).<ref>, debbieschlussel.com, September 18, 2003.</ref> Hamad's FBI award was revoked, however, FBI Director ] stated that the change had nothing to do with Schussel.<ref>Deborah A. Ramirez, Sasha Cohen O'Connell, and Rabia Zafar (Northeastern University, 2004), p. 43</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.michigandaily.com/content/fbi-denies-service-award-claims-recipient-holds-ties-terrorism|title=FBI denies service award, claims recipient holds ties to terrorism|newspaper=]|agency=]|date=October 9, 2003}}</ref>


⚫ After the killing of ], Schlussel wrote on her blog, "1 down, 1.8 billion to go", referring to the world's total Muslim population.<ref name=Norton>]. '''', pg. 69 (Princeton University Press 2013)<!-- ISSN or ISBN needed, if any -->.</ref><ref name="genocide">{{cite news|url=http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bastard/2011/05/osama_bin_laden_dead_debbie_sc.php|title=Osama bin Laden Dead: Debbie Schlussel Calls for Killing 1.8 Billion Muslims; Let the Crackpot Raving Begin!|first=Stephen|last=Lemons|date=May 1, 2011|newspaper=]|access-date=May 23, 2011|archive-date=June 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607225425/http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bastard/2011/05/osama_bin_laden_dead_debbie_sc.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In July 2007, Robert Mustaq John, a Muslim immigrant and resident of ], was sentenced to four months in federal prison for sending Schlussel an ] death threat featuring a picture of ] being beheaded and telling Schlussel she would be next. John pleaded guilty in the case, United States of America v. Robert Mustaq John, Case No. and Docket No. 06-CR-854.<ref>, debbieschlussel.com, August 2, 2007.</ref>{{better source needed|date=November 2020}}


⚫ In 2011, she was listed by the ] (SPLC) as one of 10 people in the United States' "Anti-Muslim Inner Circle".<ref>Steinback, Robert. , ]; accessed May 26, 2017.</ref><ref>]. '''', p. 73 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013).<!-- ISSN or ISBN needed, if any --></ref> She has been identified as part of the ] movement.<ref>{{cite book|title='Green Crescent, Crimson Cross': The Transatlantic 'Counterjihad' and the New Political Theology|url=https://etheses.lse.ac.uk/3780/1/Pertwee__green-crescent-crimson-cross.pdf|page=267|last=Pertwee|first=Ed|date=October 2017|publisher=London School of Economics}}</ref>
On May 7, 2008, Mohamad Fouad Abdallah, a resident of ], pleaded guilty in United States Federal Court to sending Schlussel anti-Semitic death, rape, and torture threats in the name of ]. He admitted in his plea agreement to sending Schlussel obscene e-mail messages because she is Jewish. He was sentenced to eight months in federal prison (Abdallah, Case Number 2:08-cr-20223)<ref>, debbieschlussel.com, July 9, 2008.</ref>

⚫ Schlussel has alleged that American politicians, including the late former ] Senator ] and former ] President ], have connections with radical Islam,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/untraceable-e-mails-spread-obama-rumor|title=Untraceable E-mails Spread Obama Rumor|website=]|date=October 15, 2007}}</ref> In October 2001 she alleged that President ] was connected to the ] (CAIR). CAIR later sued Schlussel of trademark violation when she used their acronym in a web-domain directing readers to ] webpages.<ref></ref><ref>, ], January 6, 2011.</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=David|last=Ashenfelter|url=http://www.freep.com/article/20110111/NEWS06/101110382/Blogger-Schlussel-renames-organization-after-CAIR-lawsuit|title=Blogger Schlussel renames organization after CAIR lawsuit|newspaper=]|date=January 11, 2011}}</ref> In 2005, she accused ] (who produced the documentary series '']'' and film '']'') of an unbalanced representations of Islam.<ref name="unreal">{{cite web|last=Schlussel|first=Debbie|title=Unreal for 30 Days: A "documentary" on Islam tells a preconceived story|website=OpinionJournal.com|date=June 24, 2005|url=http://www.opinionjournal.com/taste/?id=110006868|accessdate=January 19, 2007|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060324191529/http://www.opinionjournal.com/taste/?id=110006868|archivedate=March 24, 2006}}</ref><ref name="Balko">{{cite web|first=Radley|last=Balko|author-link=Radley Balko|title =Spurlock Food Scare a Super Size Scam|website=]|date=August 16, 2005|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,165794,00.html|accessdate=January 19, 2007}}</ref>

During and following the 2006 captivity of American journalist ] in ], Schlussel said that Carroll hated ] and the U.S.<ref name="sick">{{cite web|last=Schlussel|first=Debbie|title=SICK: Jordan Times on Jill Carroll & Who Deserves Beheading|publisher=debbieschlussel.com|date=January 18, 2006|url=http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2006/01/sick_the_jordan.html|accessdate=January 19, 2007}}</ref><ref name="carrollfreed">{{cite web|last=Schlussel|first=Debbie|title=So, Anti-American Jill Carroll was Freed ... |website=debbieschlussel.com|date=March 30, 2006|url=http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2006/03/so_anti-america.html|accessdate=January 19, 2007}}</ref> When objections were raised,<ref>]. , '']'', April 1, 2006.</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Geraghty|first=Jim|title=Outside Voices: Jim Geraghty Looks At Where Blogosphere Has Succeeded, And Where It's Fallen Short|website=]|date=April 7, 2006|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/outside-voices-jim-geraghty-looks-at-where-blogosphere-has-succeeded-and-where-its-fallen-short|accessdate=May 26, 2017}}</ref> she responded to her critics as "blind worshippers of Jill Carroll" in need of "]".<ref name="prematurearticulation">{{cite web|last=Schlussel|first=Debbie|title=Premature Articulation: The REAL Jill Carroll for Jimmy Carter Geraghty and Others w/Reading Comprehension Deficiencies|publisher=debbieschlussel.com|date=April 2, 2006|url=http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2006/04/premature_artic.html|accessdate=January 19, 2007}}</ref>

⚫ In 2007, she stated that ] are intolerant of Christians,<ref>, ], ], January 31, 2007.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.debbieschlussel.com/2977/when-atheists-aka-future-muslims-attack|title=When Atheists a/k/a Future Muslims Attack|last=Schlussel|first=Debbie|date=February 7, 2007|website=debbieschlussel.com|accessdate=October 26, 2015}}</ref> and that American Muslims are no more moderate than those in the Middle East; that blog post of hers was read aloud on '']''.<ref>Schlussel, Debbie. , debbieschlussel.com, May 23, 2007.</ref><ref>Grewal, Zareena. '', p. 357 (NYU Press 2013).<!-- ISSN/ISBN needed --></ref>

⚫ After the killing of ], Schlussel wrote on her blog, "1 down, 1.8 billion to go", referring to the world's total Muslim population.<ref name=Norton>]. '''', pg. 69 (Princeton University Press 2013)<!-- ISSN or ISBN needed, if any -->.</ref><ref name="obldead">Schlussel, Debbie. , debbieschlussel.com, May 1, 2011.</ref><ref name="genocide">{{cite news|url=http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bastard/2011/05/osama_bin_laden_dead_debbie_sc.php|title=Osama bin Laden Dead: Debbie Schlussel Calls for Killing 1.8 Billion Muslims; Let the Crackpot Raving Begin!|first=Stephen|last=Lemons|date=May 1, 2011|newspaper=]}}</ref>

<blockquote>As I've repeatedly said before, American Muslims are NO different than Muslims on the streets of ], ], ], and ]. They are just as extreme, and the American border is a fiction of convenience for them, NOT something that magically moderates them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.debbieschlussel.com/45603/your-moderate-muslims-neighbors-ny-jihadist-outs-american-muslim-terrorism-supporters-ny-daily-news-wont-reveal-their-names|title=Our "Moderate" Muslim Neighbors: Jihadist Outs US Muslim Terrorists, NY Daily News Redacts Names|publisher=debbieschlussel.com|accessdate=May 26, 2017}}</ref></blockquote>

⚫ In 2011, she was listed by the ] (SPLC) as one of 10 people in the United States' "Anti-Muslim Inner Circle".<ref>Steinback, Robert. , ]; accessed May 26, 2017.</ref><ref>]. '''', p. 73 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013).<!-- ISSN or ISBN needed, if any --></ref>


===Controversies related to comments on the Holocaust=== ===Controversies related to comments on the Holocaust===
On May 30, 2012, Schlussel wrote a blog post<ref name=blog>{{cite web|url=http://www.debbieschlussel.com/50114/poles-were-complicit-in-holocaust-outrage-over-obama-gaffe-is-fraudulent-ignorant/ |title=Poles Were Complicit in Holocaust: Outrage Over Obama "Gaffe" is Fraudulent, Ignorant |author=Schlussel, Debbie | publisher=Debbieschlussel.com |date=May 30, 2012 |accessdate=April 23, 2013}}</ref> commenting about a speech by President ], in which he mistakenly used the phrase "]" referring to the ].<ref>, AFP (May 30, 2012).</ref><ref name=apology>, ], June 1, 2012.</ref> She said Obama owed no apology for his remark, and she criticized On May 30, 2012, Schlussel wrote a blog post<ref name=blog>{{cite web|url=http://www.debbieschlussel.com/50114/poles-were-complicit-in-holocaust-outrage-over-obama-gaffe-is-fraudulent-ignorant/ |title=Poles Were Complicit in Holocaust: Outrage Over Obama "Gaffe" is Fraudulent, Ignorant |author=Schlussel, Debbie | publisher=Debbieschlussel.com |date=May 30, 2012 |access-date=April 23, 2013}}</ref> commenting about a speech by President ], in which he mistakenly used the phrase "]" referring to the ].<ref>, AFP (May 30, 2012).</ref><ref name=apology>, ], June 1, 2012.</ref> She said Obama owed no apology for his remark, and she criticized


<blockquote>the feigned shock and fake moralizing over his comments, yesterday, about German ] death camps in Poland being a Polish death camp ... Poles murdered millions of Jews, they maintained several death camps, and they wiped out almost all of both sides of my family, as well as those in hundreds of thousands of other Jewish families. This wasn't just the Nazis. It was tens of thousands of eager Poles and more.<ref name=blog/></blockquote> <blockquote>the feigned shock and fake moralizing over his comments, yesterday, about German ] death camps in Poland being a Polish death camp ... Poles murdered millions of Jews, they maintained several death camps, and they wiped out almost all of both sides of my family, as well as those in hundreds of thousands of other Jewish families. This wasn't just the Nazis. It was tens of thousands of eager Poles and more.<ref name=blog/></blockquote>


In addition to discussing Polish ] with the Nazis, she said that a "majority were all too happy for the ]". She discounted the ] by stating that only a "very tiny few" ].<ref name=blog/> Her commentary provoked protest in Poland.<ref name="Protests in Poland and among Polonia in the U.S.">{{cite news|title=A collective letter – also in English – addressed to the extremely unprofessional American journalist Debbie Schlussel, including an email|accessdate=July 7, 2012|url=http://wpolityce.pl/wydarzenia/30020-list-takze-po-angielsku-do-skrajnie-niekompetentnej-amerykanskiej-dziennikarki-debbie-schlussel-wraz-z-adresem-mailowym|language=pl}}</ref> The chairman of the ]'s Foreign Affairs Commission, ], called her commentary a pack of lies.<ref name="Schetyna">{{cite interview|last=Schetyna|first=Grzegorz|subject-link=Grzegorz Schetyna|interviewer=]|title=Gość Radia Zet|work=]|location=Warsaw|date=July 6, 2012|accessdate=July 9, 2012|url=http://www.radiozet.pl/Programy/Gosc-Radia-ZET/Blog/Grzegorz-Schetyna4|language=pl}}</ref> In addition to discussing Polish ] with the Nazis, she said that a "majority were all too happy for the ]". She discounted the ] by stating that only a "very tiny few" ].<ref name=blog/> Her commentary provoked protest in Poland.<ref name="Protests in Poland and among Polonia in the U.S.">{{cite news|title=A collective letter – also in English – addressed to the extremely unprofessional American journalist Debbie Schlussel, including an email|access-date=July 7, 2012|url=http://wpolityce.pl/wydarzenia/30020-list-takze-po-angielsku-do-skrajnie-niekompetentnej-amerykanskiej-dziennikarki-debbie-schlussel-wraz-z-adresem-mailowym|language=pl}}</ref> The chairman of the ]'s Foreign Affairs Commission, ], called her commentary a pack of lies.<ref name="Schetyna">{{cite interview|last=Schetyna|first=Grzegorz|subject-link=Grzegorz Schetyna|interviewer=]|title=Gość Radia Zet|work=]|location=Warsaw|date=July 6, 2012|access-date=July 9, 2012|url=http://www.radiozet.pl/Programy/Gosc-Radia-ZET/Blog/Grzegorz-Schetyna4|language=pl|archive-date=July 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715033126/http://www.radiozet.pl/Programy/Gosc-Radia-ZET/Blog/Grzegorz-Schetyna4|url-status=dead}}</ref>


In its daily news release, the ]-affiliated ] dubbed Schlussel's commentary as defamatory.<ref name="IPN">{{cite web|author=IPN|author-link=Institute of National Remembrance|title=Przegląd mediów – 6 czerwca 2012|trans-title=Media review, June 6, 2012|publisher=Institute of National Remembrance|year=2012|work=ipn.gov.pl|url=http://ipn.gov.pl/wydzial-prasowy/media-o-ipn/przeglad-mediow-6-czerwca-2012|accessdate=July 9, 2012|language=pl|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302015315/http://ipn.gov.pl/wydzial-prasowy/media-o-ipn/przeglad-mediow-6-czerwca-2012|archivedate=March 2, 2014}}</ref> In its daily news release, the ]-affiliated ] dubbed Schlussel's commentary as defamatory.<ref name="IPN">{{cite web|author=IPN|author-link=Institute of National Remembrance|title=Przegląd mediów – 6 czerwca 2012|trans-title=Media review, June 6, 2012|publisher=Institute of National Remembrance|year=2012|work=ipn.gov.pl|url=http://ipn.gov.pl/wydzial-prasowy/media-o-ipn/przeglad-mediow-6-czerwca-2012|access-date=July 9, 2012|language=pl|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302015315/http://ipn.gov.pl/wydzial-prasowy/media-o-ipn/przeglad-mediow-6-czerwca-2012|archive-date=March 2, 2014}}</ref>

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American writer

Debbie Schlussel
Born (1969-04-09) April 9, 1969 (age 55)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Occupation(s)Attorney, blogger, pundit, writer
Websitehttps://www.debbieschlussel.com/

Debbie Schlussel (born April 9, 1969) is an American attorney, author, political commentator, movie critic, TV host, and blogger. She writes movie reviews and commentary focusing on pop culture, politics, Islamic terrorism, American Muslims, illegal immigration, news, and sports.

Professional life and views

Schlussel is a member of the Detroit Film Critics Society, who reviews films for both radio and her website.

The New York Times described her in 2010 as, "a kind of all-purpose film critic, political commentator and Web opinion spinner." She was a talk show host at radio station WXYT-FM, then known as WKRK, in Detroit from 2002 to 2003.

Muslims and Islam

Professor of Media and Public Affairs William Youmans described Schussel as a "leading right-wing observer of AD blogging, articles, and op-eds inform other right-wing activists, who mobilize against government-community relations when they seem too cozy. This group has called for greater scrutiny of Arab and Muslim Americans by government officials, and officials they consider pro-Arab are frequent targets of their protests. Consistently, Schlussel and her allies have described Detroit's Arab Americans as potential terrorists." Professor Julianne Hammer described Schussel as an "anti-Muslim pundit".

Schlussel has alleged that American politicians, including the late former Republican Senator Fred Thompson and former Democratic President Barack Obama, have connections with radical Islam, In October 2001 she alleged that President George W. Bush was connected to the Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR). CAIR later sued Schlussel of trademark violation when she used their acronym in a web-domain directing readers to Islamophobic webpages.

In 2007, she stated that atheists are intolerant of Christians, and that American Muslims are no more moderate than those in the Middle East; that blog post of hers was read aloud on The Rush Limbaugh Show.

After the killing of Osama bin Laden, Schlussel wrote on her blog, "1 down, 1.8 billion to go", referring to the world's total Muslim population.

In 2011, she was listed by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) as one of 10 people in the United States' "Anti-Muslim Inner Circle". She has been identified as part of the counter-jihad movement.

Controversies related to comments on the Holocaust

On May 30, 2012, Schlussel wrote a blog post commenting about a speech by President Barack Obama, in which he mistakenly used the phrase "Polish death camps" referring to the German death camps in occupied Poland. She said Obama owed no apology for his remark, and she criticized

the feigned shock and fake moralizing over his comments, yesterday, about German Nazi death camps in Poland being a Polish death camp ... Poles murdered millions of Jews, they maintained several death camps, and they wiped out almost all of both sides of my family, as well as those in hundreds of thousands of other Jewish families. This wasn't just the Nazis. It was tens of thousands of eager Poles and more.

In addition to discussing Polish collaboration with the Nazis, she said that a "majority were all too happy for the Judenrein". She discounted the Polish Righteous Among the Nations by stating that only a "very tiny few" gentile Poles aided the Jews. Her commentary provoked protest in Poland. The chairman of the Polish Parliament's Foreign Affairs Commission, Grzegorz Schetyna, called her commentary a pack of lies.

In its daily news release, the Polish government-affiliated Institute of National Remembrance dubbed Schlussel's commentary as defamatory.

References

  1. Cieply, Michael."A Movie Critic Loses Her Screening Privileges (But Gets ‘Em Back)", The New York Times, November 21, 2010.
    See also Cieply, Michael. "Studio Returns a Critic's Movie Pass", The New York Times (November 22, 2010).
  2. Cieply, Michael. "Much Movie Title Meshugas", The New York Times, May 3, 2010.
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