Sapiro v. Ford: The Jew Who Sued Henry Ford with Jennifer Bardi, Carol King, Gaylen Ross and Ben Shenkman

In the 1920s, industrialist Henry Ford used his newspaper, The Dearborn Independent, to disseminate virulent antisemitic conspiracy theories to readers across the United States. But Aaron Sapiro—a Jewish attorney who led a nationwide movement to empower farmers through cooperative organizing—refused to remain silent and filed a libel suit against Ford. Producer Carol King, director Gaylen Ross and actor Ben Shenkman discuss their new film, Sapiro v. Ford: The Jew Who Sued Henry Ford and how this David-versus-Goliath showdown ultimately forced Ford to back down. They also explore how “Sapiro v. Ford examines the enduring question: how can societies confront power, prejudice, and propaganda while upholding justice?”