Productions
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25 March 2013
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Bromet en dochters / Joodse Omroep
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Why Ajax fans identify themselves with jews |
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Since the seventies of the last century the fans of the Amsterdam football club Ajax identify themselves with Jews. Although officially Ajax is not a Jewish club, many of the supporters sing and yell 'Jews, Jews, Jews' during every match. A Dutch foundation against anti-Semitism wants the supporters to stop using the term Jew as a nickname, even though discrimination has nothing to do with it. The problem is that the tradition evokes anti-Semitic utterances from the supporters of opponents. Most of the Ajax supporters are proud of their "Jewish identity", and do not want to stop using it. But there are also older Jewish supporters Ajax fans that are hurt by the chanting. In the meantime Ajax, the Dutch Football Association, Ajax supporters and representatives of the Jewish community try to find a solution. The documentary researches the remarkable nickname tradition, the link between Ajax and the Jews and what the Jewish identity actually means. The Dutch Jewish broadcaster De Joodse Omroep will broadcast the 60 minutes documentary about Ajax and the identification with the Jewish culture on August 25, 2013. Video Link!
Activities: research, gather and meet main protagonists, set-up and planning, accompany filming, sound.