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INTO THE ARMS OF STRANGERS
Nearly 1,500,000 children perished in the Holocaust
With the hundreds of "A" movie DVD titles I
buy and watch every year, there are those that
mean more to me than any other. It is those
titles that convey a true story of a historic
moment in time, often conveying the emotions and
struggles of that period.
Last year I was very honored to review Steven
Spielberg's The Last Days (USA FILMS DVD),
an award-winning documentary about survivers of
the Holocaust and their stories.
I am proud to introduce another story of the
Holocaust, Into The Arms of Strangers,
winner of Best Documentary Feature - 2000.
It is being released thru Warner Home Video.
Into The Arms Of Strangers is a little
more uplifting than most Holocaust documentaries.
It concerns the survivors of the Kindertransport,
an act of mercy from the British Government in
1938 to get Jewish children out of Nazi Germany as
Hitler was heading towards his "final solution".
Ten Thousand children were given up from their
parents as an act of love -- transported by
train and boat -- and ended up in foster care
in Great Britain. Some ended up in foster homes
and some in hostels.
This documentary introduces you to (I believe)
5 individuals who were given up by their families
and transported to Great Britain. One of them
never made it (her father pulled her off the
train), and one wound up in an Australian
prison camp. Through newsreels and archival
footage, you will learn the very personal stories
of these survivors.
I realize it is very difficult to promote a
DVD that isn't a prominent "A" release. This
is one of those DVD titles you would probably
never know existed, and I feel that like
The Last Days, this is a DVD that should
be watched and absorbed. It is a great teaching
tool for children just learning about the events
of Nazi Germany.
The picture and sound quality are excellent,
even though with a film like this, you don't
even think about presentation quality.
You may not realize just how important and
gripping this documentary is until you find
your eyes filled with tears. This is how I
found myself this evening.
Release date: 8/28
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Ronald Epstein (pronounced like the English "Ronald Epstein")
Circa 2000
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