In 1986,Don Bluth released his classic lively film An American Tail. It might seem odd that Bluth, a devout Mormon, and would purchase on the story of Fievel Mousekewitz and his family of Jewish mice on the elope from Cossack cats. But then,An American Tail was also produced by Steven Spielberg, who would go on to not only embrace his own Jewish heritage but also direct Schindler's List.
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