The Wall Street Journal’s Farnaz Fassihi writes about”Zero Degree Turn”–the Iranian TV miniseries about the Holocaust–that:

the most surprising thing about the wildly popular show is that it is a heart-wrenching tale of European Jews during World War II.

According to the AP:

It is Iran’s version of “Schindler’s List,” a miniseries telling the tale of an Iranian diplomat in Paris who helps Jews escape the Holocaust - and folks around the country are riveted, tuning in every week to catch the latest episode.

Fortunately, MEMRI has posted some of its videos on YouTube, including some scenes from the show–with subtitles–so we can judge for ourselves. What do you think?

Here is Part 1 of Episode 1 of Zero Degree Turn:

Here is Part 2 of Episode 1:

So, according to the AP, the first episode, where

“Zionist agents assassinate the Rabbi of Tehran and try to intimidate Iranian Jews into emigrating to Palestine”

is–”Iran’s version of Schindler’s List”.

Unfortunately, they’re right.

[Hat tip: AllahPundit, who has been uncovering the truth about the miniseries]

Crossposted at Daled Amos

holocaust, Iran, Zero Degree Turn

Original post by Daled Amos

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