Overview
- Summary
- Documentary on Jewish comedians whose parents were Holocaust survivors. Examines the psychological impact of being the child of a survivor and of growing up with a conflict between the family's culture and the predominant culture. Footage shot in Australia, New Zealand, and New York City. Includes interviews with the comedians, family members, and Holocaust survivors and some footage from the inaugural Australasian Holocaust Descendants Gathering.
- Format
- Projected medium
- Published
- Waltham, Mass : National Center for Jewish Film, [2007]
©2007 - Notes
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Produced by Judy Menczel.
DVD release of the 1993 documentary.
Director of photography, Peter Zakharov; editor, Suresh Ayyar; writers, Judy Menczel, Karin Altmann, Edward Tamir; consultant, Moshe Waldoks; composer, Antony Partos.
Deb Filler, Alexander Gutman, Moseh Waldoks.
DVD
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 1585872288
9781585872282 - Physical Description
- 1 videodisc (56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Keywords & Subjects
- Subjects
- Children of Holocaust survivors--Interviews. Children of Holocaust survivors--Psychology. Jewish comedians--Interviews. Holocaust survivors--Psychology. Jewish wit and humor. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Psychological aspects. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings. Interviews.
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