Short film of the lighting of the torches on the eve of Holocaust Day, 2003. Torchlighter Denise Siekierski. Includes testimony of against a background of family photographs, archival photographs and a visit to Yad Vashem.
The film recounts the resistance of Jewish youth movements in France during WWII, particularly the Jewish Scouts of France (EIF) and the Zionist Youth Movement (MJS), in response to German occupation and especially to the anti-Jewish laws and oppressions set in place by the occupant. They saved Jewish lives by thousands and then joined the French Resistance as distinct Jewish combat units. The entire story is told only by those who lived it. Filmed between 1997 and 2004, these interviews alone constitute a unique and irreplaceable archive.
A short animated documentary. Bert Bédichi was born in Lyon, France, in 1932. After Germany occupied France in June 1940 and Jews faced the threat of arrest and deportation, Bert was hidden in the home of Madame Massonnet, living under a false identity until the end of the war. Madame Massonnet was later recognized as Righteous Among the Nations for her courageous actions.
Short film of the lighting of the torches on the eve of Holocaust Day, 2011 "My Brother's Keeper - Jewish Solidarity During the Holocaust". Torchlighter Eliezer Lev-Zion. Includes testimony of against a background of family photographs, archival photographs and a visit to Yad Vashem.