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Professor Hans Mamlock is the distinguished chief of
surgery in a university hospital. The year is 1933,
and although the Professor is Jewish, he remains unconcerned
with politics and the growing Nazi threat. Mamlock identifies
strongly as a German, and he believes his culture to
be simply incapable of the common barbarism associated
with the Nazi party. Accordingly, he shows little understanding
for people with strong or unpopular political views,
including those of Rolf, his son. Indeed, when Rolf
joins the Communists in resisting the Nazis, Mamlock
throws him out of his house. As the persecution of Jews
intensifies during the 1930s, Mamlock's own daughter
is targeted for anti-Semitic attacks at her school.
Professor Mamlock, however, refuses to believe her,
and at work he disregards the anti-Semitism of his colleague.
By 1938, however, anti-Jewish racial laws demand Mamlock's
removal from office. Professor Mamlock's devastation
drives him to desperate measures.
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Separated from his family at the age of thirteen, Solomon
"Solly" Perel takes on various identities to hide his
Jewish heritage. First passing himself off as an orphan
and later as one of the Hitler Youth, Solly carries
on his charade, hoping desperately to keep his identity
hidden... and make it through the war alive.
VOLUME 3, NUMBER 4 - SEPTEMBER 2005
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The
Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival e-Newsletter
Every
year at the festival we show a couple of classic films. This
year we will show two important, classic films not just because
they have Jewish themes but because they were ground-breaking
in their time as well.
In
this issue...
Professor
Mamlock (1961)
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