The Orphan’s Kaddish

The Orphan’s Kaddish

52 mins | Documentary | June 6, 2016

An elderly man is working tirelessly to revive the Jewish world lost in the Holocaust. His name is Aharon Appelfeld, and he became one of the greatest Jewish writers of our time. Every day, through his murmuring voice and handwriting, the survivors, the children of Ukraine, the peasants of Yiddishland come alive in the tiny office of a Jerusalem apartment. Aharon Appelfeld, solitary, wants to fight this battle to his last breath.

The Orphan’s Kaddish

52 mins | Documentary | June 6, 2016

The Orphan’s Kaddish
An elderly man is working tirelessly to revive the Jewish world lost in the Holocaust. His name is Aharon Appelfeld, and he became one of the greatest Jewish writers of our time. Every day, through his murmuring voice and handwriting, the survivors, the children of Ukraine, the peasants of Yiddishland come alive in the tiny office of a Jerusalem apartment. Aharon Appelfeld, solitary, wants to fight this battle to his last breath.
Producers Dublin Films
Original title Aharon Appelfeld, le Kaddish des Orphelins
Directors Arnaud Sauli
Writers

Cast

Aharon Appelfeld

as Himself