Forgotten Transports in Hollandse Schouwburg  Tuesday 22 January 2013 11:30

Documentary series as part of Holocaust Memorial Week 2013

11.30 hrs: Forgotten Transports to Latvia (86 min)
13:30 hrs: Forgotten Transports to Belarus (90 min)

When the Holocaust is mentioned, most people recall images of tattooed numbers on forearms, footage of children in striped uniforms in Auschwitz or Hitler's speeches. Dispelling our notions of a "Holocaust documentary", Forgotten Transports have none of that. Based on 400 hours of interviews recorded in twenty countries on five continents and ten years of work, each of the four films describes one destination of Nazi transports and one unique "mode of survival" in extreme conditions - told, for the first time, by Czech and Central European Jews deported to unknown ghettos and camps in Latvia, Belarus, Estonia and Poland. (Source: http://www.forgottentransports.com)

The series has won numerous awards at film festivals, including the Czech Lion Academy Award for best documentary. All four films will be shown in the Netherlands  for the first time as part of Holocaust Memorial Week 2013.

Forgotten Transports contains footage that viewers may find disturbing.   The management of the Jewish Cultural Quarter recommends that children between 12-16 years should only watch the series if accompanied by an adult, who will be advised to discuss the footage afterwards.

The films have English subtitles.

The film screening in the Hollandsche Schouwburg has been made possible by the Czech Centre.

 

Location: Süskindzaal of the Hollandsche Schouwburg
Admission: Free on presentation of your ticket to the Jewish Cultural Quarter
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