Our Children

Overview

This semi-documentary film (and Poland’s last Yiddish feature) features the comedy duo Shimon Dzigan and Israel Shumacher who had recently returned from the Soviet Union, and Jewish children who had survived the Holocaust. Directed on location by Nathan Gross and Shaul Goskind at at the JDC-supported Helenowek Colony, an orphanage and school near Lodz, this film includes Dzigan and Shumacher's virtuoso turn as all the characters in Sholem Aleichem's Kasrilevke Brent (Kasrilevke is Burning), and an exchange of roles where they become the children's audience. Reversals continue during the performers' visit to the children's residence, as the children teach adults about the healing possibilities of music, dance and storytelling.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1948

Original language

English

Cast

Shimon Dzigan,Nusia Gold,Nathan Meisler,Hadasa Kestin,Israel Schumacher

Director

Shaul Goskind,Natan Gross

Writer

Shaul Goskind,Natan Gross

Producer

J. Slepak-Juszynski,Shaul Goskind

Cinematography

Z. Liczka

Music

Shaul Berezowski

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0130166