Summaries

In the spring of 1939, Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus embarked on a risky and unlikely mission. Traveling into the heart of Nazi Germany, they rescued 50 Jewish children from Vienna and brought them to the United States.

As Adolf Hitler tightened his control over Europe in early 1939, Jews living inside Nazi Germany and Austria were increasingly desperate to escape. But restrictive immigration policies in effect in the United States made it all but impossible for more than a handful to find freedom here. Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus, a Jewish couple from Philadelphia, were determined to do what they could to help bring a group of children into the safety of America. Against all odds, the couple came up with a rescue plan aimed at bringing 50 Jewish children out of Vienna and into the safety of the United States. This documentary film tells a dramatic story that has never been told before -- how one courageous couple saved the lives of 50 children on the eve of the Holocaust.—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • child
  • 1930s
Genres
  • History
  • Documentary
Release date Aug 31, 2014
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) TV-PG
Countries of origin United States
Official sites Official site
Language English
Production companies HBO Documentary Films PerlePress Productions United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 2m
Color Color
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