Holocaust

Syndrome K

By Alan Ng | August 2022

Desperate times call for desperate measures. Stephen Edwards’ thrilling documentary, Syndrome K, is the story of three doctors who went to extraordinary lengths…

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Desperate times call for desperate measures. Stephen Edwards' thrilling documentary, Syndrome K, is the story of three doctors who went to extraordinary...

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In the Jewish tradition, and truly in all human-oriented practices, one is bidden to remember. You must remember historical events, be they tragic or...

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Inspired by a true story, writer/director Maciej Barczewski's The Champion of Auschwitz (Mistrz) is about Tadeusz "Teddy" Pietrzkowski (Piotr Glowacki),...

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A serious conversation that we need to have is whether or not we need more Holocaust movies. Not to sound callous, it just feels like we're getting to the...

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Who Will Write Our History is a part-documentary/part-feature project by acclaimed filmmaker Roberta Grossman. It is based on the book by Samuel Kassow...

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Ashes in the Snow tells the harrowing story of Lina (Bel Powley), a talented artist with a promising future. This Lithuanian teenager has the rare gift of...

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More often than naught, real life has the better stories to tell than the stuff writers make up from thin air. If you dig deep enough into history, you may...

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There’s a reason World War II continues to be a fertile source for storytelling and gets preferential treatment from the other mass conflicts. Not only...

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I believe the film from writer/director/star/caterer Roberto Benigni opens with a line like, "It is a simple story, though difficult to tell." It is also...