THE RAPE OF EUROPA, OCHBERG’S ORPHANS Screening
Ochberg’s Orphans (right) and The Rape of Europa will be screened as part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 27th annual "Contemporary Documentaries" series on Wednesday, April 1, at 7 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. Admission is free.
Directed by Jon Blair and produced by Blair, Paul Goldin and Georgina Townsley, Ochberg’s Orphans tells the story of a South African businessman’s efforts to save 300,000 Jewish Russian children who had been orphaned in anti-Semitic attacks during the Russian Revolution and ensuing civil war.
Directed and produced by Richard Berge, Nicole Newnham and Bonni Cohen, The Rape of Europa depicts the theft and destruction — [...]
by Andre Soares | March 24, 2009
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Tags: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Anti-Semitism, Bonni Cohen, Contemporary Documentaries, Documentaries, Jon Blair, Los Angeles Screenings, Nicole Newnham, Ochberg's Orphans, Political Movies, Richard Berge, The Rape of Europa, World War II
