Determined: The Story of Holocaust Survivor Avraham Perlmutter w/ Alina
Screening
Determined: The Story of Holocaust Survivor Avraham Perlmutter
Keren Perlmutter (Dir), 88 minutes, NY Premiere, USA
Based on Avraham Perlmutter’s #1 best seller, Keren Perlmutter traces her father’s incredible life from Nazi-occupied Vienna to his daring escape to resettle in the United States.
Screening with:
Alina
Rami Kodeih (Dir), 25 minutes, WNY Premiere, USA
As Nazis separate children from their parents in the Warsaw Ghetto, a group of women (Alia Shawkat, Rebeca Robles & Erika Soto) risk everything to smuggle their friend's three-month-old baby to safety. Inspired by true events.
Video from
Determined: The Story of Holocaust Survivor Avraham Perlmutter
Directed by:
Keren Perlmutter
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Still from
Alina
Directed by:
Rami Kodeih
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