A German Hero: Fredy Hirsch And The Children Of The Holocaust
A German Hero: Fredy Hirsch And The Children Of The Holocaust
2019, German. Directed by Winfried Laasch.
He became a beacon of hope for thousands of children and a lifesaver for hundreds: the Jewish German Fredy Hirsch. Director Winfried Laasch takes a look at one of the last mysteries of the Holocaust. As a boy scout, Fredy Hirsch took care of those who were most helpless in the face of Nazi reprisals from an early age: Jewish children and young people. First in Düsseldorf, later in Prague, then in the Theresienstadt ghetto and finally in Auschwitz.
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- 27 January 2019
- Original title
- Ein deutscher Held: Fredy Hirsch und die Kinder des Holocaust
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- Winfried Laasch
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A German Hero: Fredy Hirsch And The Children Of The Holocaust (2019) was directed by Winfried Laasch and stars Dita Kraus, Yehuda Bacon, Ruth Bondi.