a film by molly blank
memor y
keepers
Running Time: 21 minutes
Language: English and Hebrew with English subtitles
When our histories are routed in trauma, how do we reconcile the need to honor and remember the past, yet free ourselvses as we create the future? Through the eyes of the descendants of the Jewish community of Sighet, Romania, Memory Keepers explores how different generations carry memory and in the face of the tragedy of the Holocaust.
Before World War II, the Jewish community of Sighet flourished. The city nurtured important Jewish thinkers including Elie Wiesel. But in May of 1944, this vibrant city was devastated; 13,000 men, women and children were deported to Auschwitz. 70 years later, in May 2014, over 100 descendents of the community gathered in Sighet. Memory Keepers uses the lens of this event to reveal rich stories of past lives and consider the impact of the past on the present.
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— Marilyn Harran, Director, Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education, Chapman University
“Truly engaging and thought provoking as it subtly lifts a viewer into its flow. A strikingly honest film focusing on both memory and the meaning of memory for the Jews of Sighet and their descendants.”
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screenings
October 21, 2015
Cape Town Holocaust Centre
Cape Town, South Africa
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August 22, 2016
Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Centre
Johannesburg, South Africa
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August 31, 2016
Durban Holocaust Centre
Durban, South Africa
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November 7, 2016
World Federation of Jewish Child Survivors of the Holocaust and Descendants
Los Angeles, CA
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March 23, 2016
Santa Barbara Jewish Film Festival
Santa Barbara, CA
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April 20, 2016
An Evening of Holocaust Remembrance
Chapman University, Orange, CA