Penn State Professor Revisits Hero of Entebbe Raid in New Documentary ‘To Kill a Nazi’

Imagine setting out to track down the Nazi who executed your father, only to find yourself and your 12-year-old child held hostage by terrorists. That harrowing story is at the center of “To Kill a Nazi,” a critically acclaimed documentary written, directed, and produced by Penn State professor Boaz Dvir. The film, which is narrated by Jason Alexander, will be screened as an official selection of the Centre Film Festival on Friday at noon in Foster Auditorium at Paterno Library. Dvir is a professor at the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications and has been working in academia for 23 years. In addition to his teaching experience, he’s also worked in journalism for 15 years as an editor. Courtesy of Boaz Dvir According to the film’s website, the documentary tells the story of a Frenchman who searches for the truth about his father’s disappearance during World War II and ends up playing a crucial role in history’s most audacious hostage rescue, the 1976 Entebbe raid.