Never forget to lie
In his latest film, Marian Marzynski tells the extraordinary story of how he as a Jewish boy escaped the Holocaust, hiding from the Nazis, and surviving the war as an altar boy in a Catholic monastery. In a deeply moving and personal film he shares the poignant, painful recollections of other child survivors, many of whom are visiting scenes of their childhood for the last time.
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Marzynski, Marian. Holocaust survivors > Biography. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Personal narratives. Jews > History > 1945- |
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Documentary television programs. Biographical television programs. Television programs for the hearing impaired. Video recordings. Biographies. Personal narratives. |
- ISBN: 1608839141
- ISBN: 9781608839148
- Physical Description 1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Distribution, [2013]
Content descriptions
General Note: | DVD. Disc label title. Originally broadcast by PBS Apr. 30, 2013. GMD: videodisc. |
Target Audience Note: | "Not rated"--Container. |
System Details Note: | DVD. |
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | For home use only. |
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 28.80 |
Language Note: | SDH (Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) |
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Gr 10 Up-Documentary filmmaker Marian Marzynski revisits his Polish roots to tell the story of Holocaust survivors through the eyes of those who were children during World War II. Marian grew up as a Jewish boy in Warsaw and for a time was in the Warsaw ghetto. Due to the bravery of his mother, he was saved by a Christian family friend and lived in a church orphanage until the war ended. Hiding from the Nazi's, he survived the war as an alter boy in a Catholic monastery. In Warsaw, Marzynski interviews other survivors, including a woman who grew up in the ghetto and others who lost entire families during the Holocaust. The oldest was 11 at the time and the youngest around age 3, but all have vivid memories of the horrors they faced and the necessity to lie in order to survive. Through the interviews, pictures, and footage shot around Poland, a clear picture of the atrocities committed on the Jewish people is made accessible to viewers. This classroom friendly film brings to light this period in history and is a way to assure that viewers will "never forget." As the World War II generation grows older and passes away, films like this will remind students studying world and European history of the past in ways that are tangible and moving.-Sarah Flood, Breckinridge County Public Library, Hardinsburg, KY (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.