Rescuers, Heroes of the Holocaust, The

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Summary

The latest film from Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Michael King, uncovers the largely unknown stories of 13 heroic and courageous diplomats who, at tremendous personal cost, saved tens of thousands of Jews during World War II. The film follows Stephanie Nyombayire, a young Rwandan anti-genocide activist who lost 100 members of her family in the Rwandan Genocide of the 1990s, and Sir Martin Gilbert, the renowned 20th century and Holocaust historian, as they travel across 15 countries and three continents interviewing survivors and descendants of the diplomats. Nyombayire and Gilbert explore and contemplate the past in a quest, in part, to understand what should be done to stop the ongoing genocide in Darfur and elsewhere.

The screening is preceded by the short film "Leah".

"Leah" is a moving film that tells the story of Leah Biteolin, an Ethiopian olah who arrived in Israel at the age for four after walking through the desert from Ethiopia to Sudan, Leah arrived in Israel. The film follows her story; her struggle for identity, her trip back to her birthplace, and her success as a law student. A fascinating story full of hope, inspiration and recognition of the wonders of life.

RATED: G

Year: 2011
Genre: Documentary
Country: UK
Language: Multiple languages, with English subtitles
Subject: History
Run time: 94 minutes
Format: 35mm

Director: Michael King