"The Paper Brigade" by Diane Perelsztejn In preview
Thursday 15 March 2018 at 7:30 pm
Belgium, France, documentary, 59 minutes, Les Films de la Mémoire, Poischiche Films, RTBF, ARTE and LRT (Lithuanian TV), Toute l'Histoire, 2018.
Persistence, 2001 by Samuel Bak. Image courtesy of Pucker Gallery – www.puckergallery.com. In agreement with the copyright holder: “the image cannot be cropped, and cannot be overprinted.”
Save the books. The Paper Brigade tells the story of the struggle for the preservation of culture in the face of its destruction by the Nazis. From September 1941 to September 1943, 40 Jewish intellectuals locked in the ghetto of Vilna (Vilnius) were forced to participate in the destruction and spoliation of Jewish and non-Jewish cultural treasures. At the risk of their lives, they manage to conceal and save some of the most valuable collections of Jewish culture and life.
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In the presence of the director and screenwriter Diane Perelsztejn (subject), Willy Perelsztejn and Olivier Roncin, producers, and Bernard Suchecky, historian and screenwriter.
Please note, as the event is full, the remaining seats are in the broadcasting room.
Free entry by reservation
