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This film chronicles the Jewish community in Lodz, Poland, through the story of Yosef Neuhaus. Yosef was born in Lodz in 1924, to Tova and Zvi Hirsch. In May 1940, he was forced to enter the Lodz ghetto along with his parents and younger sister Sofia, where they lived for four years until their deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau. All of Yosef’s family members were murdered in the camp. Yosef survived and was imprisoned in several other camps. In 1946 he immigrated to pre-state Israel, fought in Israel’s wars – including the War of Independence – and started a new family. This touching film documents the major turning points in Yosef’s story, his persistence in choosing life, and his contributions to the State of Israel.
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Braunschweig, Germany, The synagogue and community center
Lodz, Poland, The Lodz Ghetto Symphony Orchestra
Lodz, Poland, View of a Street in the Ghetto
Lodz, Poland, Members of the Lodz Ghetto Jewish Police during Deportation from the Ghetto
Lodz, Poland, Children Pulling a Cart in the Ghetto
Lodz, Poland, A Woman Wearing a Jewish Badge
Lodz, Poland, Jews Queuing for Food
Lodz, Poland, A Theatrical Performance in the Ghetto
Braunschweig, Germany, Interior of a synagogue
Birkenau, Poland, Women and children on the selection platform
Hungarian Jews from Carpatho-Ruthenia undergoing selection on the ramp at Birkenau.
Birkenau, Poland, Jews on the Platform after Alighting from a Deportation Train
Birkenau, Poland, Selection on the platform
Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland, Jews undergoing the selection process on the Birkenau arrival platform known as the "ramp".
Auschwitz, Poland, Inmates lying on bunks in a barrack, after the liberation
Auschwitz-Birkenau, women and children deemed "unfit for work" being led unknowingly to Gas Chamber #4