Defying the Nazis

Defying the Nazis
Directed by Ken Burns & Artemis Joukowsky
USA | 90 minutes | 2016

The Miami Jewish Fil Festival concludes the fifth annual Screening the Holocaust Film Series with a special virtual presentation of Defying the Nazis, an inspiring documentary that's now available to stream for a limited time. Narrated by Academy Award-winner Tom Hanks, it tells the previously untold story of an American husband and wife who left their children behind and boldly committed to a life-threatening rescue mission in Europe during World War II. Over two dangerous years, they helped save scores of imperiled Jews fleeing Nazi occupation across Europe, for which they were later recognized at Yad Vashem as "Righteous Among the Nations."

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Accompanying the film presentation will be a live discussion on Sunday, February 28 at 5pm with director Artemis Joukowsky and special guests from the film that will be moderated by Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff. To participate in the live discussion please RSVP by clicking here.

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This event is part of the fifth annual Screening the Holocaust Film Series, a special program presented by the Miami Jewish Film Festival and The Sue and Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies, the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, and the Holocaust Teacher Institute at UM.