Page 48 - Centrum Dialogu im. Marka Edelmana w Łodzi. Time of the Litzmannstadt Ghetto. Film images.

My Lodz is No More:

e Story of Yosef Neuhaus

DIRECTED By: Zvi Nevo
CINEMATOGRAPHy: Zvi Nevo
EDITING: Zvi Nevo
HISTORICAL DOCUMENTATION:
Avia Salomon-Hovav, Na'ama Shik
MUSIC: Ben Nun
PRODUCER: Zvi Nevo
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Lea Prawer
PRODUCTION: The International
School for Holocaust Studies,
yad Vashem, The Hebrew University
of Jerusalem
LENGTH: 40 min
LANGUAGE: Hebrew
PRODUCTION DATE: 2009
FEATURING: yosef Neuhaus,
Helena Ochotsky
ARCHIVAL MATERIALS USED: yad
Vashem Archives, The Visual Center
at yad Vashem, International Historic
Films, Inc. USA, The Steven Spielberg
Jewish Film Archives The film tells the story of the Jewish community in Łódź, fo-
cussing on the fate of yosef Neuhaus. Born in Łódź in 1924,
son of Tova and Zvi Hirsch, yosef was resettled to the ghetto
in May 1940 with his parents and younger sister Sofia. They
stayed in the ghetto for four years and were deported to
Auschwitz-Birkenau. All members of his family were killed in
the camp. yosef managed to survive and was sent to several
other camps. In 1946, he immigrated to Palestine, fought in
Israel's wars, including the Independence War in 1948. After
the Independence War he started a family to begin his life
anew. Zvi Nevo's documentary recalls the most important
events of yosef's life, his fight for survival and his contribution
to the State of Israel.
B.Z

FILMING LOCATIONS IN ŁÓDŹ: Zielona Street, Piotrkowska Street,
Kościelny Square (2), Szeroka Street, Jojne Pilicer Market Square
(3), Radegast station (36).

46 Films