With original German audio track and English title cards and commentaries. One brother embraces Hitler's ideas, joins the SS, and becomes a tool in the implementation of Hitler's plans. The other brother tries to cling to his apolitical, academic life in the face of unspeakable horror and impending doom. This video traces the 40-year hunt for Barbie, a hunt initiated by the very government that later hid him and protected his family. A poignant look at Poland 's Jews between the wars.
Survivors remember childhoods spent in villages on farms and in cities.
Their memories are illustrated with archival film and still photographs showing people most of whom perished in the Holocaust working, going to school and synagogue, and attending to the minutia of daily life. From the trenches of Northern Italy to the refugee camps of wartorn Europe, In Our Own Hands unravels the thrilling tale of young Jewish soldiers who carried the weight of people on their shoulders. Offers through interviews and archival footage reflections on some of the events associated with the rescue of Greek Jews during the Holocaust. Please send any technical related comments or questions here .