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JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival - My Dear Children
Those children, Rose and Mannie, grew up and had families of their own, but for the rest of their lives refused to talk about their childhood. Years later, in an effort to explain what she endured and how she tried to save her children, Feiga wrote a memoir, a letter to her children. They never read it, and remained silent.
Nearly 100 years after Feigas devastating choice, Mannies daughter Judy Favish, a South African Jew eager to learn more about her beloved fathers past, uses Feigas letter to trace her familys past. Her journey uncovers not only her own familys story, but also the history of tens of thousands of other families like hers that were victims of the pogroms.
The far-reaching impact of the anti-Jewish massacres following World War I is a surprisingly unfamiliar story to many, despite the fact that it marked the beginning of the near-obliteration of Jewish life from an area to which 80% of the worlds Jewry can trace its roots.
With the help of scholars, archivists, and the powerful words of Feiga herself, Judys quest to unravel her familys past brings this history to life.
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LocationArcLight Cinemas - Glenview (View)
1850 Tower Dr, Glenview, IL 60026
Glenview, IL 60026
United States
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| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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