Honoring International Holocaust Remembrance Day together in a thoughtful and powerful way

 

Synopsis:​

Wilfrid Israel, the owner of Berlin's largest department store and a member of one of Germany’s most prominent Jewish families at the time of Hitler’s rise to power, was one of the great saviors of Jews during the Holocaust. He helped save thousands of Jewish children through the Kindertransport operation and secured escape for hundreds of his employees and their family members from Nazi Germany, yet little is known about his personal life and heroic endeavors. Why did his story remain untold? What was there to hide? 

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Since its premiere at the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, the documentary has been screened in over 100 film festivals and organizations around the world, including Yad Vashem, the United Nations HQ in Vienna, the Holocaust Museum in Montreal, and the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. The film also received the Audience Award at the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival and the New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival.

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