| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 67 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound |
| Playing Time |
Playing time: 64 min. |
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In Process Record. |
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Title from title frames. |
| Event |
Originally produced by New Day Films in 2001. |
| Summary |
More than 55 years after the end of World War II, Germans and Jews still struggle with the difficult legacies of war. Filmmaker Heidi Schmidt Emberling confronts her German father and Jewish mother about the devastating secrets and painful silence about the past as she struggles to reconcile her dual identity as both a German and a Jew. Through intimate interviews with both her Jewish relatives in America and her German Lutheran relatives abroad, she discovers a rich family tapestry spanning three continents, shaped by war, courage, prejudice, and fear. Tangled Roots gives a personal voice to a rarely-heard minority, a generation of German children branded forever by their parent's actions during the war. The film also gives an original voice to the countless Jewish friends and family changed forever by the horrors of the Holocaust. Because there are few films that explore the lives of the first generation of Germans to grow up in the aftermath of World War II in Germany, Tangled Rootsbecomes a critical work in the ongoing dialogue between the Jewish and German communities. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
In English |
| Indexed Term |
Documentaries |
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German Studies |
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Jewish Studies |
| Added Author |
Schmidt Emberling, Heidi, filmmaker
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Kanopy (Firm)
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| Music No. |
1157549 Kanopy |
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