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How seven siblings survived the Holocaust — and how the next generation is telling their story

JL;DR SUMMARY Beth Lane, inspired by her family's harrowing Holocaust survival story recorded by her late uncle Alfons Weber, has created a directorial debut film titled "UnBroken: Would You Hide Me?" A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HolocaustRighteous Among The NationsResilienceDocumentary FilmAnimationSurvival StoryWeber SiblingsBeth LaneArthur SchmidtThe Weber Family Arts Foundation

Places mentioned

New York Harbor, New York, United States
"The Weber Siblings at the New York Harbor, May 20th, 1946; Front Left to Right: Renee, Judith, Bela"
Berlin, Germany
"Born and raised in Berlin, the seven Weber siblings miraculously survived the Holocaust and immigrated to the United States"
Worin, Brandenburg, Germany
"While in Worin, Germany, where the Weber siblings had spent months hidden on a farm, Lane realized she had to make a film about her familys story."
Indersdorf, Bavaria, Germany
"and the Indesrsdorf nunnery where they lived with other displaced children before they were sent to America."
Israel
"the day after Hamas Oct. 7 attack on Israel."

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