Chagrin Documentary Filmfest

Description

What went so terribly wrong in a place which became infamous for its gas chambers? The son of the last chairman of the Jewish Community in Auschwitz, Poland, reveals the hidden history of the chance for legal emigration of Jews before the idea of ​​Auschwitz-Birkenau death camps. This is a personal, poetic tale of a deaf man returning to the places where he found refuge as a boy. He remembers people who, consumed by fear, refused to help as well as those who selflessly risked their lives. This is not just a wartime story, but an account of how even the smallest gesture can save a life.

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Sponsored with support from the Jewish Federation’s Cleveland Israel Arts Connection.