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Brando, Native American Activist, Gave Money to Irgun Out of Gratitude to Jews Who Helped Him in the Arts

More on artists and Israel. Here is a story my mom sent me, written by a Louie Kemp, a Minnesotan, speaking of his friendship with the late Marlon Brando. Kemp says that in ’46 Brando gave tons of money to the Irgun , in part out of gratitude to Jews like acting theorist Stella Adler. "Marlon… told me with great emotion that his success in theater and
movies was largely due to the Jewish people in New York who befriended
and taught him." Huh.

The late Brando is famous for his activism on behalf of Native Americans. Had a Native American accept his Oscar, etc. I bet he’d be on the Nakba if he were around today…

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