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I
am always getting emails from the festival's many fans around
the world telling me about a good Jewish-themed film they
either saw or heard of. One of those emails informed me about
a brand new film called A TREASURE IN AUSCHWITZ. I tracked
down the distributor, got myself a preview copy, watched it
and thought it was a great film. I hope you'll think so too.
Thanks and keep those emails coming!
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forget, if you like what you read, please let us know and
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| Pesya's Necklace |
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Pesya Goldfarb, on her 80th birthday, is determined
to see her parents' house located in Poland.
Traveling with her teenage granddaughter, she
intends to find a golden necklace, which was hidden
by her and her sister on the day they were taken to
Auschwitz. Upon returning to her childhood home,
Pesya must confront years of shame and decide
whether or not to reveal her secrets.
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| Olga |
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Based upon the true story of Olga Benário, the
Jewish German-born wife of Brazilian communist
leader Luís Carlos Prestes. During the dictatorship
of Getúlio Vargas (1930-1945), she was arrested and
sent to Nazi Germany where she died in a
concentration camp. Olga's life is a history of
love, idealism and intolerance.
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Did you know that screening fees for the Hong Kong
Jewish Film Festival will cost almost HK$45,000 this
year? (These are the royalties that must be paid to
the distributor or filmmaker -- no Shenzhen DVDs
allowed!) Ticket sales will only cover the rental of
the cinema. The rest of the festival's income is
made up through sponsorship and advertising.
If you believe in this great event, please support
the Festival with a generous donation so that it can
continue.
The
7th Annual Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival - November
11 - 19 at the Palace IFC Cinema. Tickets go on
sale starting November 1st.
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A Treasure in Auschwitz |
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Narrator Yariv Nornberg, along with a team of
archaeologists and eyewitnesses, navigate through
Polish geography, geology and history to find out
the truth behind something a store-owner told him
about religious texts buried in Polish soil – next
to the infamous Auschwitz extermination camp. The
scene of the tale: Yeshayahu Yerod's shop in Israel.
Yariv went there to buy a flag, but upon hearing
the story about buried treasure, he became intrigued
and "realized for the first time that Auschwitz had
been a lively town with a large Jewish community
long before the camp turned its name into a synonym
for death." Yahaly Gat's documentary centers on
Yariv's journey to Poland in hopes of confirming
whether or not Torah scrolls were really hidden and
to uncover whatever else lay underneath the ruins of
what was once the Great Synagogue, which was burned
to the ground when the Germans swept through the town.
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