We Were German Jews
Brief Synopsis
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Herbert and Lotte Strauss are German-born Jews who escaped Nazi persecution by leaving their country with the help of neighbors and sympatheric people in Berlin. The couple crossed into Switzerland, and in 1943, went on to the United States where Herbert became a history professor in New York. Retur
Cast & Crew
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Michael Blackwood
Director
Herbert Strauss
Lotte Strauss
Ned Bastille
Sound
Kate Hirson
Editor
Mead Hunt
Cinematographer
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1981
Technical Specs
Duration
58m
Synopsis
Herbert and Lotte Strauss are German-born Jews who escaped Nazi persecution by leaving their country with the help of neighbors and sympatheric people in Berlin. The couple crossed into Switzerland, and in 1943, went on to the United States where Herbert became a history professor in New York. Returning to their home town of Wurzburg, the Strausses recall the events that led up to the Holocaust, remembering those who were not able to escape as they did, and explaining that no one at the time imagined the genocide that would take place.
Director
Michael Blackwood
Director
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1981
Technical Specs
Duration
58m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Shown at New York Film Festival September-October 1981.
16mm
color
