Lurie’s company makes film on Hitler and Nazis

Call it impeccable timing.

Two days after a firestorm erupted over Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson’s anti-Semitic posts on Instagram, team owner Jeffrey Lurie’s production company announced the completion of “The Meaning of Hitler,” a documentary described in a press release as “a provocative interrogation of our culture’s fascination with [Adolf ] Hitler and Nazism set against the backdrop of the current rise of white supremacy, the normalization of antisemitism, and the weaponization of history itself.”

You can’t make this stuff up.

“We couldn’t be prouder that ‘The Meaning of Hitler’ is the first completed film made by our new documentary production company, Play/Action Pictures,” Lurie added said in the release on Thursday. “I envisioned Play/Action to be a leading creative force for films that engage with the most crucial and challenging issues of our time.

“The rise of white supremacy and neo-fascism in the United States and the world over are among the most important and serious threats we face today.”

According to the company’s promotion firm, Susan Norget Film Promotion, the documentary “traces Hitler’s movements, his rise to power and the scenes of his crimes as historians and writers … and famed Nazi hunters Beate and Serge Klarsfeld weigh in on the lasting impact of his virulent ideology.

“As fears of authoritarianism and fascism now abound, the film explores the myths and misconceptions of our understanding of the past, and the difficult process of coming to terms with it at a time in our history when it seems more urgent than ever.”

Lurie is a co-executive producer of the film. The announcement comes two days after Jackson was forced by the team and the NFL to apologize for sharing hurtful quotes that he thought came from Hitler and promoting some thoughts of controversial Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.

Morning Call reporter Nick Fierro can be reached at 610-778-2243 or nfierro@mcall.com.