Westerbork Girl

General Information

Author/Creator
Oord, Steffie van den, director.
Language
English.
Subtitles
English
Published
Netherlands : Orthel, Rolf, 2007.
Physical Description
DVD-ROM (48 min.)
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00003172

Contents/Summary

Summary
In Westerbork, Hannelore Cahn was the star of the camp variety theatre. Singing and dancing seemed to protect her from deportation to Auschwitz. Her beauty and her girlish charm turned heads, including that of the Viennese Jewish camp policeman Hans Eisinger. Hannelore found his Austrian accent charming, but her great love was the Jewish actor Rob de Vries, whom she had met during the early days of the war. In 1943, Rob de Vries freed Hannelore spectacularly from Westerbork. A week after her escape she returned voluntarily to the camp, to Hans Eisinger, who later became her husband. Now 83 years old, Hannelore tells her story of survival and love, forgetting and remembering, and ponders the decision that still haunts her today.

Subjects

Genre
Documentary films

Bibliographic Information

Note
Verzio Film Festival Submission
Library Special Collection
Verzio Film Festival Submission

Holdings

Item Type Current Location Call Number Status Shelving Location Public Note
DVD-ROMOSA Film LibraryFL Record 1539Available--
Digital filmOSA Film LibraryFL Record 1539
(HU_OSA_00003172.mp4)
AvailableAccess Copy, MP4 format