Language:
English
Pages:
1 DVD-Video (60 Min.)
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schwarz-weiß ; teilw. schwarz-weiß
Year of publication:
2008
Uniform Title:
3 films by Abraham Ravett
Keywords:
DVD-Video
Abstract:
Half Sister (1985): At 26, Abraham Ravett learned that his mother had previously been married and lost her family at Auschwitz, including his half-sister, Toncia, who was killed when she was 6 years old. At age 36, Ravett saw a photograph of his half-sister for the first time. "Half Sister" is a cinematic amalgam of memory and imagination, inspired by Ravett's conception of a life that would have been. [jewishfilm.org]
Abstract:
In Memory (1993): In this non-narrative short, footage of life from the Lodz Ghetto is juxtaposed against the chanting of "Kel Maleh Rachamim," a plea to God to let the souls of those "slaughtered and burned" find peace. Images include winter street scenes, women drawing water from a well, men breaking up ice, a Nazi roundup and a mass hanging. The message of this tribute to members of Ravett's family (and to all those who perished under Nazi occupation) is "may their memory endure." [jewishfilm.org]
Abstract:
The March (1999): Both my parents were in Auschwitz and survived "The Death March." My father, deceased since 1979, never spoke about his experiences. My mother, on the other hand, continuously made references to the "miracle" of her survival and recounted in vivid detail what it was like to walk for miles in the bitter cold with just a blanket and a pair of wooden shoes ("Trepches"). She tells a story of how one night when the entire column of inmates took a rest at a nearby farm, she found a small sack of sugar cubes in a hay loft, which kept her and a companion alive for several days. She recalls how the German soldiers would confront a weakened inmate who paused for a moment's rest with the following shout: "Kanst du lofen?" (can you walk?) If the reply was negative or not forthcoming, she would be shot on the spot. [jewishfilm.org]
Description / Table of Contents:
Half Sister (1985)
Description / Table of Contents:
In Memory (1993)
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〈〈The〉〉 March (1999)
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