Alive from the Ashes

This documentary depicts the story of Avraham (Freidberg) Harshalom, born in Pruzany in Poland. At the age of 16, he was the only member of his family to survive the Holocaust. Avraham rebuilt his life in Czechoslovakia. After four years he immigrated to Israel. He served in the Israeli Air Force, raised a family and achieved success in an international industrial business venture. in this film, Itzik Kol documents the journey that Harshalom took in the summer of 2004 with his children and grandchildren. Translated to 7 languages, this film includes family photographs and archival footage.