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Oni, a Jewish settlement high in the Caucasian mountains of Georgia, celebrates the 100th anniversary of its synagogue and the community's continuing presence in the region, which dates back 2,500 years. (fonte: Ushmm)

A documentary film about a journey of French and American scholars, Holocaust survivors, and family members in an area in Poland and Ukraine which was called Galicia before World War II. They visit cemeteries, archives, and synagogues in cities and towns where large Jewish populations had lived in order to trace their roots and perhaps find documents and remains of the glorious past of extinct Jewish communities. They meet Jews who remained in very few places after the war, and even discover lost family ties. (fonte: Yad Vashem)

The stories of ordinary individuals in Scandinavia that risked their lives to help Jews during the Holocaust. The film describes their efforts and combines interviews made with some of them with original footage. The film presents the impact of the Holocaust in Scandinavia and the study of social values and inter-cultural understanding as essential in learning about WWII. Narration by Norwegian actress Liv Ullmann, that was famous for her work in Swedish cinema. (fonte: Yad Vashem)

A documentary film based on eye-witness testimonies and dealing with a tour that was given by the Polish organization Zegota to Polish Jews in general and the Warsaw Ghetto in particular. Among the participants: Israel Guttman and Yan Kirski. (fonte: Yad Vashem)

A documentary/ It tells the story of the rescue of about 80% of Italian Jews by civilians and churchmen during World War II. Testimonies from rescuers and survivors describe the special rescue operation. Over time and as part of a debt of honor, over a hundred saviors were recognized as Righteous Among the Nations. Along with the testimonies taken in the 1990s, the film includes archive footage from Italy during the war. (fonte: Yad Vashem)

Documentary film that describes the story of the rescue of Josef Burzminski by a young Polish woman, Stefania Podgorska, in Przemysl. Includes photographs and testimonies. (fonte: Yad Vashem)

Documentary film that describes through testimonies the stories of individuals who acted on behalf of rescuing Jews in Greece. Narration by the Greek actress Irene Pappas. (fonte: Yad Vashem)

An account of six German nationals, recognized as Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem, who hid and protected German Jews during the Holocaust. (fonte: USHMM)

Frustrated by the Allied Governments ̕rejection of active intervention, the exiled Polish government in London formed an organization called Council to Aid the Jews, code-named Zegota, to rescue Jews in German-occupied Europe. Zegota participants, Jewish survivors, and Polish and Jewish historians recall and reflect on the unparalleled crime of genocide committed by Nazi occupation forces, and of the extraordinary courage of people who risked - and some of whom sacrificed - their lives trying to save Jewish fugitives. (fonte: Ushmm)

Il documentario riprende la straordinaria storia dell'organizzazione di salvataggio "zegota" che ha salvato nella Polonia occupata numerosi ebrei dalla morte nei ghetti e nei centri di sterminio nazisti. In particolare questo filmato si concentra sulle azioni intraprese dall'organizzazione nel ghetto di Varsavia, con testimonianze di Israel Gutman e Yan Karski.

Con la voce narrante di Liv Ullman: le storie incredibili degli uomini comuni che nei paesi Scandinavi salvarono uno o più ebrei durante la shoah.

La storia vera di Josef Burzminski, ebreo salvato dalla giovane cattolica Polacca Stefania Podgorska a Przemysl durante l'occupazione nazista.

Oni, una cittadina sulle montagne Georgiane del Caucaso, celebra nel 1996 i 100 anni della costruzione della sua grande sinagoga. Ma Oni è una località molto importante. Qui, infatti, gli ebrei vivono ininterrottamente e in assoluta tranquillità da ben 2500 anni.

Riflessioni sulla Grecia durante la Shoah e sul salvataggio di ebrei da parte di concittadini nel corso delle deportazioni naziste.

Il documentario riepiloga i casi di coraggio di molti civili Tedeschi che, nella stessa Germania Hitleriana, hanno protetto e salvato degli ebrei dallo sterminio Nazista. Le vicende sono ricostruite con immagini d'archivio e una focalizzazione su sei casi specifici di salvataggio e di resistenza Tedesca al Nazismo.

Documentario che segue il viaggio di un gruppo di ebrei Francesi e Americani in Polonia e Galizia, oggi Ucraina, alla ricerca delle origini delle loro famiglie.

Il documentario ripercorre le numerose vicende dei tanti Italiani "giusti tra le nazioni" che hanno salvato degli ebrei durante il secondo conflitto mondiale. Interviste a testimoni si alternano ad immagini odierne e ad immagini d'archivio.