The Jewish lawyer who took on Henry Ford, and the antisemitic machine behind him

A new documentary revisits Aaron Sapiro's forgotten battle against the world's most powerful industrialist

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"I felt that it was time for someone to stop Mr. Ford and his Dearborn Independent," Sapiro declared. Credit: AP

A new documentary revisits Aaron Sapiro's forgotten battle against the world's most powerful industrialist

Tzach Yoked

02:59 AM • May 16 2026 IDT

Starting in early 1924, The Dearborn Independent published no fewer than 21 venomous articles attacking the Jewish lawyer Aaron Sapiro in a campaign marked by a distinctly antisemitic tone that lasted several months.

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