Bibliograph

To Auschwitz and back, the Joe Engel story, Synagogue Emanu El in association with Anchor Media Group, Inc. present ; written by Ron Small and David M. Jones ; produced and directed by Ron Small

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Label

To Auschwitz and back, the Joe Engel story, Synagogue Emanu El in association with Anchor Media Group, Inc. present ; written by Ron Small and David M. Jones ; produced and directed by Ron Small

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Not rated

Main title

To Auschwitz and back

Medium

DVD

Oclc number

1021050139

Responsibility statement

Synagogue Emanu El in association with Anchor Media Group, Inc. present ; written by Ron Small and David M. Jones ; produced and directed by Ron Small

Runtime

Sub title

the Joe Engel story

Summary

"Born in Zakroczym, Poland in 1927, Holocaust Survivor Joe Engel was taken by the Nazis at 14 and never saw his parents again. Now 90 years old, Joe is the embodiment of living history and spends his retirement years ensuring the Holocaust is never forgotten. With the assistance of The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's film and photographic archives, filmmaker Ron Small has successfully weaved Joe Engel's incredible storytelling into a riveting visual presentation that is both historic and contemporary. From the overwhelming despair of the Warsaw Ghetto, to the shroud of unceasing death and suffering that was Birkenau and Auschwitz, to his escape from a Death Train at 17 and his covert work as a freedom fighter, Joe personally takes us on his vivid journey to hell and back. This is a story of faith, renewal and redemption. Joe Engel, with an unwavering will to live, overcame unimaginable horrors to become a treasured citizen, community leader, teacher and philanthropist."--Container

Technique

live action

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