Adapted from Abraham Cahan's story, this drama tells of immigrant life on New York's Lower East Side in the 1890s through the story of Gitl, an Eastern European Jew who arrives with her child on Ellis Island in 1896 to join her husband, Jake. She is surprised to discover that Jake has abandoned the mores of his culture by cutting off his beard and ear locks, and he's adopted the mannerisms of his new country, including a new girlfriend who runs a dance hall. Gitl, unwilling to part with traditions so easily, creates a rift in the marriage that is difficult to overcome. Carol Kane was nominated to Oscar for her...
Documentary film that describes the events of "Kristallnacht", a pogrom on the night of 9-10 November, 1938, through testimonies and a number of rare archival excerpts.
Documentary film of Howard Heinz' journey to contemporary Germany with his two sons. Heinz, who is Jewish, succeeded in escaping Nazi Germany just before the outbreak of World War II, although his parents were sent to the gas chambers in Auschwitz. Heinz served in the US Armed Forces and filmed the liberation of Buchenwald with a small camera he had. After the war, he was recruited as a translator at the Nuremburg Trials. This subtly powerful film includes archival footage, stills and documents, as well as testimonies. Narrated by Heinz' son.
Documentary series, dealing with crucial days and events of the 20th century. Each chapter presents archive material and dramatic reenacments. Based on eye-testimonies and archive materials, this episode presents a dramatized account of the events of November 9th, 1938, a night that changed the life of the Jews in Germany and came to known as a turning point in Hitler's persecution of the Jews. Gangs of Nazi youths roamed through Jewish neighborhoods breaking windows and burning and looting synagogues. Many Jews were attacked and 91 died.
סרט תיעודי קצר. מתוך סדרת סרטים תיעודיים במסגרת פרוייקט Denk mal am Ort. פרוייקט המנציח שמותיהם של משפחות יהודיות שנרצחו על ידי הנאצים. הפרוייקט מציג את הדיירים הנוכחיים
A documentary which tells the story of Salman Schocken. He was the King of department stores in Germany. Before WWII, he owned 22 department stores with 6,000 employees. He possessed a unique collection of 60,000 rare books in German and Hebrew and founded a modern, Jewish publishing house. He was the lifelong supporter of Shmuel Yosef Agnon and he owned the Haaretz newspaper which still survives on the border of consensus. He supported secular, Jewish culture and identified with humanist, liberal Judaism, a relic of 19th century Europe..