“It would be a big mistake if successful, even partially … Some historians say Ben-Gurion snitched and told the British authorities about Abba Kovner and that’s why he was caught.” “The leadership in Israel, David Ben-Gurion… disagreed with approach,” said Yoav Paz.
He did not resume his vengeful activities. In the end, it’s not clear if Kovner was even questioned by the British in relation to Nakam, and he was released after two months. Roughly 2,000 German POWs were reportedly sickened, but none were said to have died as a result of the poisoning. He gave the rest to a co-conspirator, who successfully conveyed it to Nuremberg where Nakam implemented its “Plan B” - the poisoning of thousands of loaves of bread served to German prisoners of war in the Langwasser internment camp. Kovner had gone to pre-state Israel to acquire the poison with which to carry out the plan, but was forced to jettison half of it from the ship he was sailing on back to Europe when British authorities called his name over the public address system.
Michael Aloni as Moshe Mishali in ‘Plan A.’ (Courtesy Menemsha Films) His sensitive artistic skills, Yoav Paz explains, indicate that he is anything but a natural born killer. Max’s character was inspired by Kovner’s background as a former art student. He uses his talent for drawing to create an evocative portrait of them that he posts publicly in the hope that someone will recognize them. “Plan A” tells its story in large part through Max - portrayed by actor August Diehl, whose credits include the Tarantino Holocaust revenge film “Inglourious Basterds.” Initially, Max just wants to find his missing wife and son. The brothers interviewed surviving members of Nakam, although many of them have since died during the years it took to make the film - which Yoav Paz describes as a historical thriller and not a documentary. Slaner Chair for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism and Racism at Tel Aviv University, as well as the chief historian at Israel’s Holocaust memorial and museum, Yad Vashem. They learned about Nakam through a book by Prof. Having never previously heard a story of people taking revenge during or after the war, the brothers looked for other such accounts.
After the war, the grandfather tracked down the man and killed him. The Paz brothers first came across the subject of revenge in the Holocaust many years ago through the personal account of a friend’s grandfather, who had lost his family in World War II after a man betrayed them to the Nazis. Bust Sizes Variations Available Are: 31" inches to 43" inches.A still from ‘Plan A.’ (Courtesy Menemsha Films)
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