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      Lodz Ghetto

      1988 1h 43m Documentary List
      Reviews The grit and endurance of those who lived in the Lodz Ghetto are uncovered by Kathryn Taverna and Alan Adelson through photos, archival footage and letters. Around 200,000 Jews were forced into the ghetto in early 1940 by the Nazis. The words of the ghetto liaison Mordechai Rumkowski to the Nazis are voiced by actor Jerzy Kosinski, while other narratives tell of the slave labor conditions and the eventual deportations to concentration camps. All told, only 800 survived the ghetto. Read More Read Less

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      Julie Salamon Wall Street Journal [The filmmakers] have woven together historical footage with film they shot in modern-day Lodz with a Polish crew, creating an eerie link between past and present. Aug 11, 2022 Full Review Christine Dolen Miami Herald A history lesson of rare and deeply affecting power. Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 18, 2021 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com A significant docu about the horror of imprisonment of Polish Jews during WWII Rated: B Jun 5, 2011 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews This chilling documentary by Kathryn Taverna and Alan Adelson serves as a monumental record of what it was like living in such a hell. Rated: A Oct 15, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis The grit and endurance of those who lived in the Lodz Ghetto are uncovered by Kathryn Taverna and Alan Adelson through photos, archival footage and letters. Around 200,000 Jews were forced into the ghetto in early 1940 by the Nazis. The words of the ghetto liaison Mordechai Rumkowski to the Nazis are voiced by actor Jerzy Kosinski, while other narratives tell of the slave labor conditions and the eventual deportations to concentration camps. All told, only 800 survived the ghetto.
      Director
      Kathryn Taverna, Alan Adelson
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (DVD)
      Mar 2, 2010
      Runtime
      1h 43m