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Kaddish

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Filmmaker Steve Brand chronicles the relationship between Zoltan Klein, an Orthodox Jew who lost most of his family in the Holocaust, and his son Yossi, a lifelong Jewish activist who has dedicated his life to the event, even though it happened before he was born. Brand follows the two over a five-year period in which Zoltan's health begins to fail, and Yossi, struggling with the harrowing plight of his people, becomes more and more dedicated to Jewish causes.

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 12/18/2006
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This touching Holocaust docu is more than the story of a Jew confronting the atrocities committed before he was born; it's about the passing of personal and collective history from one generation to the next. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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GoogleUser613 08/04/2023 Great at taking you back into the past and packed with tons of meaning!! See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Filmmaker Steve Brand chronicles the relationship between Zoltan Klein, an Orthodox Jew who lost most of his family in the Holocaust, and his son Yossi, a lifelong Jewish activist who has dedicated his life to the event, even though it happened before he was born. Brand follows the two over a five-year period in which Zoltan's health begins to fail, and Yossi, struggling with the harrowing plight of his people, becomes more and more dedicated to Jewish causes.
Director
Steve Brand
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 32m