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This film tells the true story of Walraven van Hall and his brother, Gijsbert who came from a wealthy Dutch banking family. During the Nazi occupation, the van Hall brothers supplied the Dutch resistance with around five-hundred million dollars in order for the resisters to maintain their work. The brothers also stole money from the Germans as well as the Dutch bank, aided 8,000 Jews in hiding via supplies, food and money and led fallen Allied pilots to safety. The film focuses on one particular action by the brothers which was robbing the Dutch Bank making it the largest bank robbery in European history....

Director : Joram Lursen

Production Year : 2018

Duration : 122

Language : Dutch

Waitstill Explains Money Laundering

סדרת סרטים תיעודיים המתעדת את פעולתם של חסידי אומות העולם בני הזוג שארפ, Waitstill ואשתו Martha , מהעיירה Wellesley, שיצאו לפארג ב1939, ומשם לגרמניה צרפת ופורטוגל, במטרה לסייע ליהודים וללא יהודים להימלט מהמשטר הנאצי. במסגרת סידרה זו מרואיינים ילדיהם של בני הזוג , חבריהם לקהילה האוניתראנית וכן חלק מהניצולים . בפרק זה יש הסבר מדוע וייטסטיל שארפ דאג ל'הלבנת' כספים כביכול, כדי לסייע לפליטים להבטיח את כספם.

Production Year : 2018

Duration : 2

Language : English

The Woman Rabbi

A documentary. Gisi Fleischmann helped to save thousands of Jews during the dark period of the Slovak and European history. Today, her name is known mostly to historians, but she was once a legendary member of the "Working Group", an underground resistance group active in Slovakia. This documentary" tells the story of the Gisi, torn between the sense of responsibility for her large community and for her own family. The film also bears witness to the way the contemporary Slovak society tries to deal with its past.

Director : Anna Grusková

Production Year : 2012

Duration : 52

Language : Slovak