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0 Television/Film Holocaust

‘The Hobbit’ actor Richard Armitage stars in ‘The Boy in the Woods,’ a film based on a child’s true story of surviving the Holocaust

Julia Gergely in JTA · 18 Sep

The film "The Boy in the Woods" stars Richard Armitage as Jasko Rudnicki, a Polish farmer who helped hide a Jewish boy during the Holocaust.

0 Holocaust Television/Film

'I could not stop crying': Holocaust survivor Maxwell Smart on his life story being made into a movie

Culturally Jewish · 9 Jul

Maxwell Smart, a prominent Holocaust survivor, discusses his harrowing story of escape and survival as depicted in the new film "The Boy in the Woods," emphasizing the impact of historical narratives on promoting empathy.

0 Holocaust Television/Film

'I could not stop crying': Holocaust survivor Maxwell Smart on his life story being made into a movie

Culturally Jewish · 9 Jul

Maxwell Smart, a Holocaust survivor who spent 18 months hiding in the woods after being separated from his family, discusses his life story and its adaptation into the feature film "The Boy in the Woods".

0 Holocaust Television/Film

The Boy in the Woods review: Jewish resilience stars in this Shoah survival story

Jewish Chronicle · 5 Jun

"The Boy in the Woods" is a poignant film directed by Rebecca Snow, based on the memoir of Holocaust survivor Maxwell Smart, highlighting themes of resilience and remembrance.

0 Holocaust History

A boy – now 93 – tells his story of incredible survival hiding from the Nazis in the forest

Jewish Chronicle · 23 May

Maxwell Smart, a 93-year-old Holocaust survivor, recounts his harrowing experience of hiding from the Nazis in the forest for a year as a young boy in a new film adaptation based on his book.