Trezoros: The Lost Jews of Kastoria

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Audience Member Splendid documentary Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member A brilliant film, Trezoros: The Lost Jews of Kastoria tells the story of a community decimated at the time of war. At the center of this story, much like the geography of the Jewish quarter of Kastoria, Greece itself, is the harrowing plight and unlikely reunion of a brother and sister who found one another upon liberation from Nazi Germany. Woven into this narrative is the impact felt by the Christian friends and neighbors of the Jewish Kastorialis who lost their lives when they were deported to death camps. Through their personal accounts, we learn of the strong ties and emotional bonds that connected these friends and neighbors. The message of this film is timeless and critical for understanding the depths of the human condition. This film reminds us of the fragility of what we take for granted when racism and bigotry prevail and fascists falsely lure the desperate masses into believing in an inhumane "solution." Trezoros moves quickly through space and time, carrying the viewers through a turbulent history with periodic intervals with the celebration of what the free can take for granted. "We realize that each and every one of us has a duty to remember and to encourage future generations to say NO to racism, say a big NO to fascism, say a big NO to war and to say a big yes to peace and to coexistence!"--Philippos Petsalnikos, 1996, Former Speaker of Greek Parliament at the dedication of a monument to remember the Jews of Kastoria who lost their lives in the death camps. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Outstanding documentary about the Jews in Kastoria, a small town in Greece noted for fishermen and furriers. The film provides background on how the Jews, who migrated there in the 1500s, integrated into the society and were part of its culture before tragically being herded up and interred during the holocaust. The scenes where a brother and sister recount their personal ordeals ultimately leading to their reunion are some of the most moving I've seen on film. I took my two 13 year old sons to see it with me and when I asked what did you think one said "It was amazing." That suns it up for me as well. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member This engrossing documentary proves true yet again one of Aristotle's many wise utterances: "The more you know, the more you know you don't know." And this time, the adage concerns what happened to Aristotle's fellow Greeks, albeit millennia later, during World War II. I had never heard about the Jews of Kastoria. They weren't part of my college studies on the Holocaust years ago, my book on Anne Frank published just this year, nor my readings on the subject in the interim. But thanks to expert use of extraordinary footage, photographs, and first-person accounts, directors Lawrence Russo and Larry Confino artfully present for all of us this story of a beautiful bond between the Jews and Christians of this tiny Greek town, and the war that shattered their interfaith idyll. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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