50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus
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The documentary tells the dramatic, previously untold story of Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus, who traveled to Nazi Germany in spring 1939 to save 50 Jewish children. Amid the impending horrors of the Holocaust, they brought what was to date the largest known group of children to the United States, despi
Film Details
Also Known As
50 Children, Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus, The
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2013
Production Company
HBO Network- Home Box Office
Synopsis
The documentary tells the dramatic, previously untold story of Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus, who traveled to Nazi Germany in spring 1939 to save 50 Jewish children. Amid the impending horrors of the Holocaust, they brought what was to date the largest known group of children to the United States, despite the country's rigid immigration laws.
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Steven Pressman
Director
Film Details
Also Known As
50 Children, Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus, The
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2013
Production Company
HBO Network- Home Box Office
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Aired in United States April 8, 2013
