Po - Lin forgotten place ...

This year I saw over ten films. Although the had similar theme one of them made the biggest impresion on me. This film is " Po- lin" made by Joanna Dylewska. It is story about wold of Jewsh before start of Second World War in Galicia. (" Po- lin" is in Hebrow Poland used by Jewish arriving to Poland) What makes this film worth seeing is auntentic film material from 20's and 30's made by Polish emigrants of Jewish origin who lifed in USA. This wonderful world left and will not return. The film is close my hard because it tell about places. Wich I know very well. My father comes from around City Rzeszów. Town such Kolbuszowa, Sędziszów I remember well from vacation at my grandma. But I never saw there Jew. The world from the movie is unkonow, misterious and extraordinacy. It's hard belive that so many years lived there Jews and there is no trance of theme. Nobody remember than anymore they are erase from histry of the town. I wonder if Mrs Czesława misses that world. Thinks to this movie I saw in what world my grandma grew up, mulicultural Poland.

"At the outbreak of World War II, lived in Poland, 3.5 million Jews, which accounted for 10 percent. residents of the Republic. " "Jews fleeing from Germany before pogromami and pestilence, came to polish. Met with hospitality and friendly response. They said in Hebrew "Po-Lin" - dwell here - giving the name of Jewish Poland. So proclaims XIII century legend "- fragment filmu

This may be because so many Poles in the Institute Yad Vashen, they wanted to save the World Pre ...

Personnel from the movie

http://polin.org.pl/ - Heritage of Polish Jews
http://www.filmweb.pl/f480047/Po-lin+Okruchy+pami%C4%99ci,2008 - FILMWEB

by Marysia