Tickets to The Liberators," which will be shown in Sanders Theatre, sold out Wednesday.
Students in both the BSA and Hillel agree with Epps that interest among undergraduates seems high, despite lack of student sponsorship and recent controversy about the film's historical accuracy. According to an article in The New Republic, many of the soldiers involved in the 761st Tank Battalion and the 183rd Combat Engineer Battalion said their units were not involved in the liberation of Dachau on Buchenwald. The film says soldiers from those battalions were involved in liberating those specific camps.
"I know a lot of people who are scrambling around now trying to go," said Bragg. "I have no measure (for the accuracy, so) I'm looking forward to seeing it."
Jeremy A Dauber '95, the chair of Hillel's Coordinating Council, said he knows of many Hillel members who are planning to attend the movie. "I think people are very excited and optimistic about it," he said.
Some said any inaccuracies the movie may perpetuate are out-weighed by the positive effect on Black-Jewish relations the story is expected to have.
"I think the message I have been told that the movie sends cooperation, establishing dialogue, working together, helping each other--is a very, very important one. I think that message is one that always stands a little learning by everyone," Dauber said.
Ali concurred, but raised another question about the event. Black-Jewish relations are only discussed when an outside speaker visits, he suggested.
"It seems that the only time there is tension is when a controversial speaker is invited. If tension occurs because of speakers like Leonard Jeffries (who spoke last year) and relations occur because of speakers like Jesse Jackson, I think that's very superficial," he said