New Documentary Tells Story of Entebbe’s Unsung Jewish Hero

From Holocaust survivor to Nazi hunter to Entebbe hero

(JTA) — When Boaz Dvir flew from the United States to Israel in late September to screen his new film, “To Kill a Nazi,” he didn’t expect its story to become newly relevant. But just as Dvir arrived, the thwarting of an apparent hijacking of a flydubai flight bound for Israel offered an uncanny echo of the history his film recounts. The film tells the largely overlooked story of Michel Cojot, a French Jewish Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter wh…

New documentary tells story of Entebbe’s unsung Jewish hero

The film tells the largely overlooked story of Michel Cojot, a French Jewish Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter who helped fellow hostages during the Entebbe hostage crisis.

A new documentary tells the story of Entebbe’s unsung Jewish hero

"To Kill a Nazi" traces Michel Cojot’s unlikely journey from Holocaust survivor to Nazi hunter to an overlooked mediator during the 1976 Air France hijacking.