Swimming in Auschwitz

Swimming in Auschwitz

63 mins | Documentary | Jan. 30, 2007

Six Jewish women, from different countries and different backgrounds, found themselves deported to the notorious concentration camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, during the Holocaust. This film attempts to chronicle that experience through those same female eyes. While subject to the same physical hardships as men, these women do not dwell on that. Instead, they speak of camp families and faith, uplifting one another while trying to remain human. It was this path of spiritual resistance that, while not responsible for their direct survival, led to their ability to survive with healthy minds and spirits despite the constant barrage of their surroundings. Swimming in Auschwitz gives us a perspective of the camp, its surroundings and the Holocaust that we need to understand and remember, so that we never forget.

Swimming in Auschwitz

63 mins | Documentary | Jan. 30, 2007

Swimming in Auschwitz
Six Jewish women, from different countries and different backgrounds, found themselves deported to the notorious concentration camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, during the Holocaust. This film attempts to chronicle that experience through those same female eyes. While subject to the same physical hardships as men, these women do not dwell on that. Instead, they speak of camp families and faith, uplifting one another while trying to remain human. It was this path of spiritual resistance that, while not responsible for their direct survival, led to their ability to survive with healthy minds and spirits despite the constant barrage of their surroundings. Swimming in Auschwitz gives us a perspective of the camp, its surroundings and the Holocaust that we need to understand and remember, so that we never forget.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers Bala Cynwyd Productions
Original title Swimming in Auschwitz
Directors Jon Kean
Writers Jon Kean

Cast

Rena Drexler

as Self

Linda Sherman

as Self

Lili Majzner

as Self

Eva Beckmann

as Self

Renee Firestone

as Self

Erika Jacoby

as Self