The vital link: the story of Wilfrid Israel
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| German title | The vital link: the story of Wilfrid Israel |
| Original title | The Essential Link: The Story of Wilfrid Israel |
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| Country of production | Israel |
| original language | English , German , Hebrew |
| Publishing year | 2017 |
| length | 71 minutes |
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| Director | Yonatan Nir |
| production | Noam Shalev |
| music | Isaar Shulman |
| camera | Yoav Kleinman |
| cut | Tal Brog, Shlomi Shalom |
The vital link: The story of Wilfrid Israel (English original title: The Essential Link: The Story of Wilfrid Israel) is a documentary by the Israeli director Yonatan Nir.
The film, which is inspired by Naomi Shepherd's book Wilfrid Israel , traces the life story of Wilfrid Israel. Israel was a wealthy Jewish businessman who owned Berlin's largest department store until it was expropriated in the late 1930s. He was a dedicated philanthropist . He was instrumental in rescuing tens of thousands of Jews as he played a key role in the Kindertransport rescue operation.
The film was produced by Highlight Films and premiered at the DocAviv International Film Festival 2017.
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The documentary contains recordings of interviews with survivors of the Kindertransport rescue operation, members of Kibbutz HaZore'a , historians, scholars and relatives of Wilfrid Israel. It concerns the following people:
- Alisa Dvir
- Hanna Openheimer
- llana Michaeli
- Dr. llan Baer
- Ophir Baer
- Naomi Shepherd
- Yonatan Nir
- Peter Roxborough
- Holger Schwarting
- Dr. Christoph Kreutzmueller
- Dr. Jochen Palenker
- Bruno Wachsner
- Omri Marc Behr
- Barbara Danckwortt
- Jonathan Wilfrid Oppenheimer
- Dr. Yiftach Nir
- Amos (Kurt) Kuni Nikolai
- Michael Smith
- Adi Daliot
- Prof. (Emeritus) Moshe Zimmermann
- Lisa Sophie Bechner
- Dr. Paula Hill
- Prof. Leslie Brent
- Walter Feldman
- Aliza Tennenbaum
- Yoel Dorkam
- Pola Maroz
- Hannelore (Horn) Cohen
Performances
The documentary has been shown at several film festivals and Holocaust memorial events in Europe, Canada, the United States and Australia, including:
- 2017 DocAviv International Film Festival
- 2017 Scottsdale International Film Festival
- 2017 UK Jewish Film Festival
- 2017 Jewish International Film Festival (Australia)
- 2017 Chicago Israeli Film Festival
- 2017 Jewish Film Festival Berlin & Brandenburg
- 2017 Museum of Tolerance
- 2018 United Nations Office at Vienna
- 2018 Festival of Tolerance
- 2018 SERET International Film Festival
- 2018 Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival - winner of Audience Choice Award
- 2018 New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival - winner of Audience Choice Award
- 2018 Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Short film (2012)
| Movie | |
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| German title | Wilfrid Israel: The savior from Berlin |
| Original title | Wilfrid Israel: The Savior from Berlin |
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| Country of production | Israel |
| original language | English , German , Hebrew |
| Publishing year | 2012 |
| length | 34 minutes |
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| Director | Yonatan Nir |
| production | Noam Shalev, Ilan Baer, Ophir Baer, Estie Hazarie |
| music | Isaar Shulman |
| camera | Yoav Kleinman |
| cut | Aviv Peres |
In 2012, Yonatan Nir (director), Noam Shalev (production) and Ophir and Ilan Baer (screenplay) published a 34-minute film documentary entitled Wilfrid Israel: Der Retter aus Berlin. The documentation has since been shown weekly in the Wilfrid Israel Museum on the grounds of Kibbutz HaZore'a near Haifa. Considerable footage that was collected for the production of this film could later be used for "The Vital Link: The Story of Wilfrid Israel".
Web links
- The Essential Link: The Story of Wilfrid Israel official website
- The Essential Link: The Story of Wilfrid Israel on director Yonatan Nir's website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wilfrid Israel, an unsung Holocaust hero, gets his due . Times of Israel, Jessica Steinberg, January 14, 2018
- ↑ A Hero Unearthed . Richmond Magazine, Arrman Kyaw, January 4, 2019
- ^ The Jewish Schindler (German) . Jewish General, Katharina Schmidt-Hirschfelder, December 16, 2018
- ^ The Mystery Man Who Saved 20,000 Jews (Hebrew) . Mako, Zion Nanous, April 24, 2017
- ↑ Official film website