FILM | "In Heaven, Underground"
Date and Time
Sunday Sep 8, 2019
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
Date: Sunday, September 8, 2019.
Time: 2:00 PM
Location
1021 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002
Fees/Admission
Student | $6
Yiddish Book Center and Springfield JCC Members, Seniors | $8
General Admission | $10
Contact Information
Contact:
programs@yiddishbookcenter.org
413-256-4900
https://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/
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Description
In Heaven, Underground: The Weissensee Jewish Cemetery is an enchanting journey into history that celebrates life and the immortality of memories. North of Berlin's noisy city center, surrounded by a jungle of trees and lush foliage, lies the peaceful and secluded 130-year-old Weissensee Jewish Cemetery, the largest Jewish cemetery still in use in Europe. Its one hundred acres hold 115,000 graves and a meticulous archive record. The cemetery has never closed, and was one of the few institutions to remain in Jewish hands during the Nazi regime. Award-winning director Britta Wauer's charming portrait creates a serene experience following a delightful array of characters from around the world: mourners, tourists, a young family residing at the cemetery, a third-generation gravedigger and an ornithologist studying rare birds of prey.
Germany, 2011, 90 mins., directed by Britta Wauer, English, German, Russian, and Hebrew with English subtitles.
