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Owning Auschwitz.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Birkenau (Concentration camp).
- Auschwitz (Concentration camp).
- Jews--Poland--Biography.
- Jews.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).
- Holocaust survivors--Israel.
- Holocaust survivors.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Feature films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (50 minutes)) : sound, color
- Place of Publication:
- [Eugene, Oregon] : Heritage Broadcasting Service, [1998]
- System Details:
- digital
- Summary:
- This is the startling story of Zypora Frank, a 62 year-old Jewish widow who believes she can prove that she is the heiress of a horrific landed legacy-the very land on which part of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp was built, where many of her family members died. Zypora's experiences exemplify the powerful and emotive issues raised and the problems encountered by a growing number of Jewish people working to reclaim their pasts after the tragedies and chaos of the post-war years. Only since former Soviet nations of Eastern Europe broke from the Iron Curtain have dispossessed Jews been able to lay claim to what once belonged to them, in acts pregnant with reparative symbolism. Zypora is compelled to journey from Israel to Poland, not only to reclaim her family's land, but also to discover the truth about a secret that has haunted them ever since the Holocaust.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed on May 6, 2025).
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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