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Rudolf Gelbard was deported to the concentration camp Theresienstadt with his Jewish parents in 1942. Since 1945 he tries to understand the Nazi regime's crimes. In this movie Gelbard leads us to certain venues of his childhood in Vienna, where the "Jewboy" had to endure humiliation after Hitler's march to Austria in 1938. He also witnessed the Crystal night with its pogroms and the fire of the big synagogue in Vienna. In October 1942 he was deported to Theresienstadt with his family. A substantial part of this documentary is dedicated to Rudolf Gelbard's experiences in Theresienstadt, where he had to spend a crucial part of his childhood and youth from 1942 to 1945. Amongst the 15,000 children to be brought to this forecourt of extinction, only about 200 survived, including him.

Austria - 2008 - 59 mn - Betacam Digital • 16/9 • PAL - Colour

Director Kurt Brazda Writer Kurt Brazda Camera Benjamin Epp, Astrid Heubrandtner Sound Christian Bednarik Editing Benjamin Epp Music Markus Vorzellner

Production Wiener Filmarchiv der Arbeiterbewegung, Wallensteinstrasse 68, 1200 Vienne, Autriche Tél : + 43 1 3745 312 Fax : + 43 1 3745 312 E-mail : wifar@aon.at Co-Production Österreichischer Rundfunk

Sales Wiener Filmarchiv der Arbeiterbewegung, Wallensteinstrasse 68, 1200 Vienne, Autriche Tél : + 43 1 3745 312 Fax : + 43 1 3745 312 E-mail : wifar@aon.at