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This harrowing and inspirational film traces the story of the Neiger family, one of the only families to escape and survive the Holocaust together. Showing old photographs and newspaper clippings, along with historical and archival film footage, the family takes turns sharing their recollections of one of the most terrifying experiences in history. They described living a peaceful life in a tight-knit Jewish community in Krakow, Poland, before the Nazis invaded and changed their lives forever. The siblings, consisting of Basia, Tosia, Hanka, Ben, and Cesia, recalled how their parents, Herman and Sarah, “miraculously” saved the family, helping them to escape the ghetto in 1943. As all of their friends and family were being murdered, their parents decided that they would choose the way they died if they indeed did not survive. Their mother said, “We will survive together as a family or not at all.”
Accompanying the film premiere is a discussion with director John Rokosny and moderator Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff, founding director of the University of Miami Holocaust Teacher Institute and the Education Specialist for Holocaust Studies for Miami-Dade County Public Schools. To view the conversation please click here.
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Sponsored by The Sue and Leonard Miller Center, the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, and the Holocaust Teacher Institute.
The 2022 Miami Jewish Film Festival virtual program is made possible with the generous support of Benjamin Nahum and Tamar Roodner.
- Year2021
- Runtime80 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereFlorida Premiere
- DirectorJohn Rokosny
- CastBasia Neiger Rubin, Hanka Neiger Ablin, Cesia Neiger Hupert
- EditorPatty Schumann
- MusicFrank London
We would appreciate your support if you would like to donate to our efforts and help cover our streaming costs. Please consider donating when "Unlocking" the film or by clicking here.
This harrowing and inspirational film traces the story of the Neiger family, one of the only families to escape and survive the Holocaust together. Showing old photographs and newspaper clippings, along with historical and archival film footage, the family takes turns sharing their recollections of one of the most terrifying experiences in history. They described living a peaceful life in a tight-knit Jewish community in Krakow, Poland, before the Nazis invaded and changed their lives forever. The siblings, consisting of Basia, Tosia, Hanka, Ben, and Cesia, recalled how their parents, Herman and Sarah, “miraculously” saved the family, helping them to escape the ghetto in 1943. As all of their friends and family were being murdered, their parents decided that they would choose the way they died if they indeed did not survive. Their mother said, “We will survive together as a family or not at all.”
Accompanying the film premiere is a discussion with director John Rokosny and moderator Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff, founding director of the University of Miami Holocaust Teacher Institute and the Education Specialist for Holocaust Studies for Miami-Dade County Public Schools. To view the conversation please click here.
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Sponsored by The Sue and Leonard Miller Center, the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, and the Holocaust Teacher Institute.
The 2022 Miami Jewish Film Festival virtual program is made possible with the generous support of Benjamin Nahum and Tamar Roodner.
- Year2021
- Runtime80 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereFlorida Premiere
- DirectorJohn Rokosny
- CastBasia Neiger Rubin, Hanka Neiger Ablin, Cesia Neiger Hupert
- EditorPatty Schumann
- MusicFrank London