Word: abzug
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Robert H. Abzug '67, the University of Texas professor listed in the film's credits as its "historical adviser," says he was never consulted about the content of the film which he says is rife with inaccuracies. "The [producers] were taken in by the romance of the thing," says Abzug. "They didn't know how to get their facts straight...
...didn't want my name attached to something so inaccurate," said Abzug, who authored the book Inside the Vicious Heart: Americans and the Liberation of Nazi Concentration Camps...
Kelly also said the filmmakers did consult Abzug "during the research phase of the film," as well as for the film's the companion book. Abzug, however, said he had no contact with producers since last August, after he was asked to be named as a consultant on a federal grant application...
...Abzug also said the publishers of the book, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, did not use his suggestions in editing the book, which he also called "inaccurate...
Despite the ongoing dispute on the documentary's accuracy, touched off by a critical article in this week's issue of The New Republic, Abzug and sponsors of the film's campus showing said the film is still valuable because it has sparked new dialogue between the Black and Jewish communities...