Reviews

"The mark of an honest Holocaust documentary is when it tells the audience something they do not want to hear....Seeing this film, I was reminded of the Hasidic teaching of Menachem Mendel of Kotzk: “Nothing is as whole as a heart that has been broken and mended.” This film shows that even after the mending, the scabs remain and the whole is never quite whole again."

“New York filmmaker John Rokosny masterfully directed and produced this film as a testament for future generations. He seamlessly intertwined interviews with the siblings, Cesia, Benjamin, Hanka, Basia, and Tosia, pictures from The Red Hat (a children’s book written by Hanka), black-and-white photos, news footage, clippings, and facts. Presenting the events chronologically, starting in Krakow, Poland, a tight-knit Orthodox-Jewish community, where life was simple and safe, Rokosny shows how society devolved, as Jews are systematically eliminated.”

Their Stories Foundation to create films about the Holocaust

"We want to honor the survivors—and those who didn't survive with our films, and to share their stories with new generations," says director John Rokosny.