Midday Movies: Family Treasures Lost & Found

Guest Speakers (via zoom)
Director Marcia Rock, producer of thirteen documentaries since 1984, who has received many awards, including three local Emmys and several nominations. Her work covers international dilemmas, women’s issues as well as personal perspectives. Producer Karen A. Frenkel spent most of her career as a technology journalist, and has produced two award-winning documentaries about technology, and authored a book on robots with Isaac Asimov, Robots Machines in Man’s Image (Harmony 1985).

About the Film
Journalist Karen A. Frenkel investigates her parents’ unspoken WWII stories. She knew little about their lives before and during the Holocaust, but her research leads to astonishing revelations of her family’s riveting journeys through Europe, Cuba, Mexico, and New York. and sheds light on the hidden truths surrounding the tragic losses experienced by several of her relatives. Through the act of documenting their histories, these relatives cease to be mere names when their stories are fully uncovered. These riveting stories of survival, luck, and loss have the power to captivate viewers of all generations and serve as an inspiration for many to delve into their own family histories.

[ Documentary | 2024 | 75 mins | English | Director: Marcia Rock, Producer: Karen A. Frenkel ]

Part of Midday Movies: Food, Flicks & Friends, a new film appreciation series exploring films of Jewish interest, with enlightening discussions with filmmakers and scholars and casual conversation with other film enthusiasts. Kosher lunch provided.

Presented by the William & Irene Weinberg Family Baltimore Jewish Film Institute