'Settlers' Zionist Perspective Resembles the Ideology That Gave Rise to Nazism'

In his new show, Israeli artist Guy Bernard Reichmann revisits the trial of Treblinka's 'Ivan the Terrible,' John Ivan Demjanjuk.

“Current section Print in a simple, ad-free format In his new show, Israeli artist Guy Bernard Reichmann revisits the trial of Treblinka's 'Ivan the Terrible,' juxtaposing it with the waves of settler terror in the territories Guy Bernard Reichmann was about 6 when his gaze interlocked with that of John Ivan Demjanjuk”

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He explicitly juxtaposes that trial with what the article describes as waves of settler terror in the territories.

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The piece's headline states the show's central contention: that a settlers' Zionist perspective resembles "the ideology that gave rise to Nazism."

The article recounts a personal memory Reichmann shares.

He was about 6 when his gaze interlocked with John Ivan Demjanjuk, and "for a long time he stared."

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The anecdote is presented as a formative moment framing Reichmann's engagement with Demjanjuk's trial and the themes of his work.

The provided excerpt frames the exhibition as drawing a direct parallel between historical Nazi-era criminality and contemporary settler violence.

“Current section Print in a simple, ad-free format In his new show, Israeli artist Guy Bernard Reichmann revisits the trial of Treblinka's 'Ivan the Terrible,' juxtaposing it with the waves of settler terror in the territories Guy Bernard Reichmann was about 6 when his gaze interlocked with that of John Ivan Demjanjuk”

Haaretz

It positions the artwork as a critique of ideological continuities.

The excerpt does not provide further details on the show's content, dates, venue, specific settler incidents referenced, or Reichmann's fuller argument, so those particulars are unclear from the material given.