He Called Himself Surava

He Called Himself Surava

80 mins | Documentary | April 7, 1995

Erich Hirsch aka Surava was a journalist. He wrote about the deportation of French jews, and the Swiss government chased him because the Swiss government was Nazi-friendly. The Swiss intelligence service (Bundespolizei) knew him as a "communist jew". In fact, he worked for a left newspaper, but he wasn't a jew. Surava took his courage to write about the "censored" inhumanity in Europe.

He Called Himself Surava

80 mins | Documentary | April 7, 1995

He Called Himself Surava
Erich Hirsch aka Surava was a journalist. He wrote about the deportation of French jews, and the Swiss government chased him because the Swiss government was Nazi-friendly. The Swiss intelligence service (Bundespolizei) knew him as a "communist jew". In fact, he worked for a left newspaper, but he wasn't a jew. Surava took his courage to write about the "censored" inhumanity in Europe.
Producers Langfilm
Original title Er nannte sich Surava
Directors Erich Schmid
Writers Erich Schmid

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