The Holocaust Living History Workshop aims to preserve the memory of the victims and survivors of the Holocaust.
Many stories of Holocaust survivors focus on the familiar pain, guilt, and shamesuffered by survivors. This is not one of them. Mr. Rakowski, an original documentary by the Dutch film-maker Jan Diederen, deals with the troubled relationship of Polish-born Sam Rakowski (1916) who survived Auschwitz and his son Richie (1952), a successful businessman residing in New York State. Sensitively and beautifully shot, the film illuminates the devastating impact of the transgenerational transmission of trauma. Acting as a vigilant mediator, Diederen?s camera enables a painful process of communication between two wounded beings that promises hope and reconciliation.
The film screening is followed by a panel discussion with Richie Rakowski and Robert Schneider, a refugee from Nazi-occupied Europe and the co-director of ?Think only of Today: The Impact of the Holocaust on Three Generations? (2014).
Admission/Cost: FREE
Location:
Seuss Room, Geisel Library
9500 Gilman Dr.
La Jolla, CA 92093
Wednesday, November 2 - 5:00 PM
Many stories of Holocaust survivors focus on the familiar pain, guilt, and shamesuffered by survivors. This is not one of them. Mr. Rakowski, an original documentary by the Dutch film-maker Jan Diederen, deals with the troubled relationship of Polish-born Sam Rakowski (1916) who survived Auschwitz and his son Richie (1952), a successful businessman residing in New York State. Sensitively and beautifully shot, the film illuminates the devastating impact of the transgenerational transmission of trauma. Acting as a vigilant mediator, Diederen?s camera enables a painful process of communication between two wounded beings that promises hope and reconciliation.
The film screening is followed by a panel discussion with Richie Rakowski and Robert Schneider, a refugee from Nazi-occupied Europe and the co-director of ?Think only of Today: The Impact of the Holocaust on Three Generations? (2014).
Admission/Cost: FREE
Location:
Seuss Room, Geisel Library
9500 Gilman Dr.
La Jolla, CA 92093
Wednesday, November 2 - 5:00 PM
