Follows the remarkable story of Miep Gies, a Dutch woman who risked her life to shelter Anne Frank's family from the Nazis for more than two years during World War II.
19 year old Irena Gut is promoted to housekeeper in the home of a highly respected Nazi officer in Poland when she finds out that the Jewish ghetto is about to be liquidated. Determined to help twelve Jewish workers, she decides to shelter them in the safest place she can think of – the basement of the German Major's house. Over the next eight months, Irena uses her wit, humour and immense courage to hide her friends as long as possible.
Through riveting firsthand testimony of witnesses and survivors who as children endured persecution, violence and flight as their families tried to escape Hitler, this series delves deeply into the tragic human consequences of public indifference, bureaucratic red tape and restrictive quota laws in America.
The film recreates the arrival of a group of Jewish immigrants fleeing persecution in Czarist Russia, establishing the first Hebrew colonies in the province of Entre Rios, Argentina.
Blue Box (2021) is a documentary film that delves into the long-standing Israel-Palestine conflict, focusing on the history of land disputes, forced evictions, and the struggle of the people affected by it. The film covers the period from the 1930s to the present day, highlighting key events such as the establishment of the State of Israel, the British Mandate for Palestine, and the effects of the Holocaust on Jewish refugees. It examines the political and social dynamics that led to the escalation of the conflict and explores the consequences of forced relocations and the destruction of villages. Through interviews and archival footage, Blue Box sheds light on the complex and contentious issues surrounding the Israeli settlement, confiscated lands, and the ongoing struggle for peace and justice.
Exodus 1947 is a one hour PBS documentary narrated by Morley Safer with a score by Ilan Rechtman. The Exodus 1947 voyage acted as a catalyst in forming the new State of Israel. The documentary focuses on clandestine and "illegal" American efforts to finance and crew the most infamous of ten American ships that attempted to bring Jewish refugees to Palestine.
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