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He was very thoughtful, knew exactly what time it was in Poland, Spielberg recalled.

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I would laugh hysterically, because I had to release so much.

But the tone of the panel was predominantly somber, fittingly.

Kingsley did not take this sitting down; Spielberg claims Kingsley took him to the ground.

Kingsley, ever the proper English gentleman, said only that I stood up.

With a grin, Spielberg shot back, You did more than stand up!

Spielberg, with a nervous laugh: I may get arrested if I go back to Poland.

As the cast came in, the German cast sat right next to the Israeli cast.

They read from the same Haggadah sitting German, Israeli, German, Israeli and I just started crying.