pain? And, how could this story, so Jewish at its core, have become an instrument of hatred—as it indeed has—over centuries of human history? But this is not just an ancient story; it is a modern story as well. On April 5, 2004, the Associated Press reported on the response to the showing of The Passion in Cairo, Egypt. A 21-year-old Muslim woman from Jordan came out of the theater in tears. She told the reporter the movie “unmasked the Jews’ lies, and I hope that everybody, everywhere, turns against
Page x