In his semi-autobiographical work, the popular director portrays how he became a filmmaker.
Tag: Holocaust
Unknown Holocaust Photos – Found in Attics and Archives – Are Helping Researchers Recover Lost Stories
Holocaust scholars long relied on documents and survivor testimonies to help reconstruct the history of that tragic event. Now, they’re turning to wordless witnesses to learn more: pictures.
World War II Diary of a Dutch Teenager Gives Insight Into Nazi Forced Labor
Jan Bazuin wrote a diary about his experiences during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. Now published as a book, his testimony will also inspire a new app.
The Amazing Life of Margot Heuman: How Theatre Gave Voice to a Queer Holocaust Survivor
For the first time, the testimony of a 94-year-old Holocaust survivor tells the story of life and love in the camps as a young lesbian woman.
Europe Remembers Sinti, Roma Murdered Under Nazi Rule
On August 2, 1944, 4,300 Sinti and Roma were killed in the gas chambers of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. To this day, their descendants have been refused compensation.
This Young Woman Created 784 Paintings While Hiding From the Nazis
Charlotte Salomon's dizzying work of hope and creativity amid destruction and despair, is a moving early example of the contemporary graphic novel.