A new documentary to premiere this month at the Miami Jewish Film Festival is shining a light on a forgotten legal battle that forced one of the world’s most powerful men to answer for his prejudice.
The documentary film, Sapiro v. Ford: The Jew Who Sued Henry Ford, chronicles the high-stakes “David-versus-Goliath showdown” between the automotive tycoon and Aaron Sapiro, a Jewish lawyer who took on Ford’s massive propaganda machine at the height of his influence.
While Ford is recognized for revolutionizing the auto industry, the film explores a darker side of his legacy. Through his newspaper, The Dearborn Independent, Ford launched a “rabid” antisemitic campaign that earned him the admiration of Adolf Hitler and the Ku Klux Klan…