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The Liberators: Why We Fought / Art and Life of David Labkovski

THE LIBERATORS: WHY WE FOUGHT
LA PREMIERE
Documentary, Germany, 2015, 53 min
Director: Emanuel Rotstein
English and German with English subtitles

Brought to you from the History Channel Germany, this film features the personal memories of some of the last living veterans, taking viewers on a journey from their quaint U.S. hometowns to the shores of Europe and their final march through Nazi Germany. Their stories are interwoven with the accounts of some of the few remaining survivors of Dachau who owe their lives to these American soldiers. Today, both liberators and survivors, with a bonded relationship, share the determination that the world must never forget. Features interviews with Angeleno locals, Ben Lesser and Joshua Kaufman. Note: Some graphic content.

Q&A with Ben Lesser and Joshua Kaufman

Preceded by:
ART and LIFE of DAVID LABKOVSKI
Documentary short, USA 2015, 6 min
Director: Carole Eglash-Kosoff
Produced by Leora Raikin

A talented, but unknown, Jewish artist survives the holocaust by being an artist in his native Vilna, Lithuania, and during eight years in a Siberian prison camp, where he served as a sketch and tattoo artist.

In partnership with Temple Emanuel and Hadassah