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Documentary film presenting the stories of Jack and Lia Pariser, a Jewish brother and sister who lived with their parents Abraham (Abe) and Sarah Pariser, before the Nazi occupation in a village called Jodlowa in Poland, a small town with 600 residents, half of whom were Jewish. In August 1942 about half of the Jews were shot to death in the nearby forest. Today a monument has been erected in this place of murder in their memory . Members of the Pariser family escaped from the village and survived the war in hiding thanks to the support of members of the Swierczak family, Poles who were recognized as...

Director : Jay Boylan

Production Year : 2001

Language : English