Heroism and the Holocaust

Ordinary women and men, often very young, who offered refuge and help to those who were persecuted. Without proclamations, and almost never out of political convictions. To them, Fabio Beltrame dedicates On the Trail of Good — Stories of Anti-Nazi Heroism (Perspective editions, 2024), continuing the work started in 2016 with Heroes, Traitors and Accomplices in Nazi Hell. Two collections of true stories, some known, others forgotten. A scholar of…

Heroism and the Holocaust

UnBroken is an unusual Holocaust documentary. The film, now streaming on Netflix, tells the story of seven siblings, the Webers, who survived the war together—the only known group of siblings

The seven Weber brothers landed in the port of New York in May 1946, after having survived the Holocaust hidden for two years in a German farm. Their arrival was captured by cameras and reporters, but behind those images was hidden an extraordinary story that today takes new life in UnBroken, the documentary by Beth Lane (daughter of the younger of the brothers, Bela). The film tells the story of the seven Jewish children who managed to stay ali…

Netflix Documentary Tells of 7 Jewish Siblings who Survived Nazi Germany - San Diego Jewish World

'Unbroken' is based on the true story of the Weber family that escaped Nazi Germany and immigrated to America. The World War II documentary by Beth Lane explores the areas in Germany where her mother’s family lived and re-traces her family's stories of survival. This documentary is streamed on Netflix as of April 23 in honor of Yom HaShoah.