Surviving Skokie

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Series/Themes: zJewish and Israeli Series

Film Year: 2015

Locations: USA

Film Length: 66 min.

Director: Eli Adler, Blair Gershkow

Featuring: Jack Adler, Eli Adler

For decades, Jack Adler kept his horrific memories of the Holocaust secret. His silence ended when neo-Nazis threatened to march in the village of Skokie, Illinois, in the 1970s. Filmmaker Eli Adler confronts his father’s past when they return to Poland to tell the stories of family members who perished in the ghetto and death camps. Interviewed in the film are key players in Skokie’s attempt to stop the neo-Nazis from marching. Drawing parallels to the events surrounding the white supremacist gatherings in Charlottesville, Surviving Skokie is the story of a community’s battle against the voices and gestures of hate. Discussion with co-director Eli Adler, moderated by Joe Fab

Supported by Congregation Beth Israel

Sunday, November 12
4:15 PM
Downtown Mall : Violet Crown A
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For decades, Jack Adler kept his horrific memories of the Holocaust secret. His silence ended when neo-Nazis threatened to march in the village of Skokie, Illinois, in the 1970s. Filmmaker Eli Adler confronts his father’s past when they return to Poland to tell the stories of family members who perished in the ghetto and death camps. Interviewed in the film are key players in Skokie’s attempt to stop the neo-Nazis from marching. Drawing parallels to the events surrounding the white supremacist gatherings in Charlottesville, Surviving Skokie is the story of a community’s battle against the voices and gestures of hate. Discussion with co-director Eli Adler, moderated by Joe Fab

Supported by Congregation Beth Israel

 Downtown Mall : Violet Crown A Virginia Film Festival info@virginiafilmfestival.org