Swimming in Auschwitz (2007)
Six Jewish women, from different countries and different backgrounds, found themselves deported to the notorious concentration camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, during the Holocaust. This film attempts to chronicle that experience through those same female eyes. While subject to the same physical hardships as men, these women do not dwell on that. Instead, they speak of camp families and faith, uplifting one another while trying to remain human. It was this path of spiritual resistance that, while not responsible for their direct survival, led to their ability to survive with healthy minds and spirits despite the constant barrage of their surroundings. Swimming in Auschwitz gives us a perspective of the camp, its surroundings and the Holocaust that we need to understand and remember, so that we never forget.
Director: Jon Kean
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Rena Drexler as Self |
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Linda Sherman as Self |
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Lili Majzner as Self |
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Eva Beckmann as Self |
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Renee Firestone as Self |
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Erika Jacoby as Self |
| Editing | Anne Stein | Editor |
| Production | Michael Berenbaum | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Joe Aceves | Color Grading |
| Directing | Jon Kean | Director |
| Writing | Jon Kean | Writer |
| Sound | Matt Lands | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Danielle Nesmith | Musician |
| Sound | Justina Nadal | Musician |
| Sound | Luke Hannington | Orchestrator |
| Camera | Gary Leonard | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Mark Mervis | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Miamon Miller | Music |
| Crew | Leslie Abell | Legal Services |
| Production | Jon Kean | Producer |
| Sound | Ian Flatt | Musician |
| Crew | Bob Myman | Legal Services |
| Sound | Miamon Miller | Music Arranger |
| Sound | Bucovina Klezmer | Musician |
| Sound | Phillip Triggs | Musician |
| Sound | Luke Hannington | Conductor |
| Sound | Laura Hall | Music |