Yad Vashem Collections - Movies

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סרט תיעודי. הסרט עוקב אחר סיפור חייהם של תריסר גברים ונשים בולגריים מרקעים שונים וממקצועות שונים. occupations, born in 1900. Starting with stories from their childhood, deeply imprinted in their consciousness, their lives unfold through their young years of education and emigration for some, their love and marriage, work in factories and in the fields. The film reveals curious details that bring the flavour of town and countryside life at the turn of the century. The memories of the personal past involves the backdrop of majour historical events – the Balkan wars and the WWI figuring prominently in...

Director : Eldora Traikova

Production Year : 2000

Duration : 58

Language : Bulgarian

The Ships are Full

This documentary tells the story of a few thousands Jewish children saved from the burning in the flames of war Europe. In the period 1938 – 1944 on their way to Palestine they passed through the territory of Bulgaria, an ally of Germany of Hitler in those years. Different people helped clerks from the Bulgarian Ministries, prominent diplomats and common adventurers. It is amazing that while from Greece and Macedonia northwards through Bulgaria to the camps of death traveled echelons with predetermined dead men; and in the opposite direction from the occupied by Germany territories to Palestine, with forged...

Director : Kostadin Bonev

Production Year : 2005

Duration : 64

Language : Bulgarian, Hebrew