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From Galicia to Aargau - Trails of a Jewish European in the 20th century

Over 60 years after World War II Jerzy Czarnecki, a retired nuclear technologist, travels to his native town Mosty Wielkie (now in the Ukraine). The ﬁlm relates his escape from the Nazi and change of name, forced labor in Germany, a new life in Poland after the War and ﬁnally, after a renewed outburst of open anti-Semitism in Poland, his emigration to Switzerland.

Director : Peter Scheiner, Susanne Scheiner

Production Year : 2007

Duration : 45

Language : German, Ukrainian

From Galicia to Aargau - Epilogue

Shortly after the film "From Galicia to Aargau was finished, Jerzy donated a memorial to remember the Jewish people of Mosty Wielkie who under Nazi rule have been murdered or sent to extermination camps. The memorial site was placed in the forest where people were killed. The Epilogue shows the opening ceremony for the memorial, representatives of the cities's governement and of the churches took part as well as inhabitants. Soon after, in December 2007, Jerzy died. 2011 the memorial was destroyed; it is not known who done it and the Epiloge also documents how the people of Mosty deal with the matter.

Director : Peter Scheiner, Susanne Scheiner

Production Year : 2007

Duration : 16

Language : Ukrainian