Yad Vashem Collections - Movies

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Upon learning of Hitler's plans for the "Final Solution," millions of European Jews sought refuge all over the world, only to be turned away nearly everywhere they went. Shanghai, at the time under Japanese occupation, welcomed some 18,000 Jewish refugees. The incredible experiences of those who lost their lives and those who survived hardships to see their final liberation are revealed in the telling of this uniquely significant chapter of World War II history.

Director : Xiao Hong Cheng

Production Year : 2002

Duration : 50

Language : Chinese

Refugee Voices: Moments and Memories

This collection of 13 video testimonies is part of the Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) project that provides an extensive range of social and welfare services, and grants financial assistance to Jewish victims of Nazi persecution who came to Britain before, during and after WWII. About 70,000 refugees - including approximately 10,000 children on the Kindertransport - arrived in from Nazi-occupied Europe in the late 1930s. Many more arrived after the end of the WWII having survived in hiding, in ghettos or in concentration camps. Today, membership is extended to all Jewish victims of Nazi persecution and...

Director : Bea Lewkowicz

Production Year : 2007

Duration : 40

Language : English

Pillar of Fire, Part 4 - Who's Afraid of Jewish State 1937 - 1939

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.

Director : Shlomo Arad

Production Year : 1986

Language : English

Pillar of Fire, Part 3 - The Rise and Fall of German Jews 1919 - 1937

Director : Steve Edwards

Production Year : 1986

Language : English

The German Captains of the Caribia and the Koenigstein

A documentary film telling the story of two Jewish refugee boats, mostly from Austria, who needed to escape from the Nazi terror before the outbreak of the Second World War. The passengers on the Caribia & Koenigstein, were not given permission to enter several ports in the Caribbean Islands and Guana Islands. In the end, they were able to enter Venezuela thanks to the open-door policy of the President General López Contreras. Their stories is told in this film through testimonies of a number of the passengers, archival footage and different documents.

Director : Jonathan Jakubowicz

Production Year : 2000

Duration : 45

Language : English, Spanish

Escape Attempts - The Story of the "St. Louis "

This short documentary film on the ill-fated voyage of the St. Louis, a desperate attempt to escape Nazi Germany, employs archival footage and excerpts from personal diaries.

Director : Ayelet Heller

Production Year : 2005

Duration : 3

Language : Hebrew

Dunai Exodus: A folyó beszédes áramlatai

סרט תעודי המבוסס על קטעי פוטאג' ביתיים שצולמו במצלמת 8 מ"מ ומתעדים את ההתרחשות על סיפונן של שתי אוניית פליטים יהודים-סלובקים שעשו את דרכן במימיו הבינלאומיים של נהר הדנובה במטרה להגיע אל ארץ ישראל המנדטורית. האוניות הבלתי חוקיות, ה"אליזבט" וה"צאר דושן", נשכרו ע"י ארגונים יהודים בברטיסלבה עבור צעירים יהודים שביקשו להימלט מן הרדיפה הנאצית. הם החלו את מסעם ביולי 39 ורק בסוף ספטמבר 39, לאחר מסע של 83 יום רווי מכשולים ואי וודאות, הצליחו להגיע אל נמל חיפה. הסרט מציג אצ הצילומים האותנטיים לרוב בהילוך איטי ומשלב פס קול של נהר, נמל, פעילות מכנית של מנועים, מוסיקה מן התקופה, שירים ותפילות מפי נוסעי האוניה ומוסיקה מקורית...

Director : Peter Forgacs

Production Year : 1998

Duration : 58

Language : Hungarian