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Summary:

Contrary to the view of some that Jews caught up in the terror of Hitler's Europe were passive, this film highlights previously unknown stories of extraordinary men and women who exemplified courage and human dignity during the Holocaust. Features archival film and photos and new sequences shot on location.

Table of Contents:

• Prologue
• The lawyer
• The entertainer
• The rabbi's daughter
• The artist
• The partisan
• The sisters
• The master of disguise
• Epilogue.

Contributors:

Trank, Richard

Hier, Marvin

Kingsley, Ben, 1943-

Holdridge, Lee, 1944-

Victor, Jeffrey

Salk, Lorraine

Moriah Films

Koch Lorber Films

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

In English.

Subjects:

World War, 1939-1945 — Jewish resistance

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) — Personal narratives

Holocaust survivors — Biography

World War (1939-1945)

Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945)

1939-1945

Holocaust survivors

Genres:

Documentary films

Biographies

Personal narratives

System Details:

DVD, Dolby Digital, aspect ratio 1.85 letterbox.

Performers:

Narrated by Sir Ben Kingsley.

Production Credits:

Cinematography, Jeffrey Victor ; film editor, Lorraine Salk ; original music written and conducted by Lee Holdridge.

Audience:

MPAA rating: Not rated.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

UNL 2003 DVD

ISBNs:

1417200847

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 741952306191
Publisher Number, KOCH Lorber Films: KLF-DV-3061

OCLC Numbers:

1053071368
58917011 [Invalid]