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Using archival footage and documents, this educational film puts Raoul Wallenberg's story in the larger context of the Holocaust in Europe and especially Hungary. Narrated mainly by the historian László Karsai, a renowned Hungarian Holocaust expert, the film covers a variety of topics including the Anti-Jewish Legislation, the ghettoization and deportation of the Jews, and the rise of the Arrow Cross Party, as well as the interventions of Wallenberg in Budapest and his tragic fate after the Soviets arrested him on January 17, 1945.

results.listIds.director : András Szitányi

results.listIds.year : 2003

results.listIds.duration : 30

results.listIds.lang : Hungarian

Pillar of Fire, Part 5 - Holocaust 1939 - 1945

Produced by the Israeli Television, this documentary series deals with the history of Zionism till the establishment of the State of Israel. First episode of this 4-years complicated production aired in 1981 and created a public stir and controversy regarding the presentation of the Sephardim Jewry contribution to the Zionist movement. “Pillar of Fire” us based on archival films and photos takes from 30 archives, both in Israel and abroad, interviews and illustrations. This short 7-episodes version of the series was produced for foreign markets. Narration by British actor Ian MacCellen

results.listIds.director : Asher De Bentolila Tlalim

results.listIds.year : 1986

results.listIds.lang : English

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