New documentary tells story of Entebbe’s unsung Jewish hero

A new documentary, 'To Kill a Nazi,' tells the story of Michel Cojot, a French Jewish Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter who helped fellow hostages during the 1976 Entebbe hijacking and provided intelligence that aided the Israeli rescue mission. The film, directed by Boaz Dvir, premiered at the Dances With Films festival in June. It also covers Cojot's earlier plot to find and kill Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie. Dvir hopes the film will be picked up by a streaming service.

A new documentary, 'To Kill a Nazi,' directed by Boaz Dvir, tells the largely overlooked story of Michel Cojot, a French Jewish Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter who played a key role during the 1976 Entebbe hostage crisis. Cojot, a passenger on the hijacked Air France flight, acted as a translator and go-between among the hijackers and passengers, and is credited with persuading the lead hijacker to release the non-Israeli hostages. After his release, he provided intelligence to Mossad, including the layout of where the hostages were held, which assisted the Operation Thunderbolt rescue mission. The film also covers Cojot's earlier plot to find and kill Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie. Dvir, a journalism professor at Penn State, worked on the project for nearly a decade. The film premiered at the Dances With Films festival in June and has screened at several Jewish film festivals. Dvir hopes it will be picked up by a streaming service.