Sapiro v. Ford: The Jew Who Sued Henry Ford
USA 2026 | Director: Gaylen Ross | English | 68 minutes
Documentary
Sapiro v. Ford tells the remarkable true story of Aaron Sapiro, a young Jewish lawyer and labour organizer who dared to single-handedly take on one of America’s wealthiest and most powerful men—the notoriously antisemitic automobile titan, Henry Ford. In the 1920s, as Ford’s anti-Jewish publications virulently incited hatred across the nation, Sapiro filed an unprecedented libel suit, challenging the limits of hate speech long before such laws existed. From his humble beginnings in San Francisco to his becoming a leading advocate for farmers and cooperative reform across the US – and for the wheat cooperatives in western Canada as well – Sapiro’s life was a testament to courage, vision, and justice. This all-too-timely documentary brings to life a little-known chapter of American and Jewish history that resonates powerfully today, when antisemitism is once again on the rise, and the struggle to balance free speech with protection against hate continues.
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