Landscapes of Memory. The Life of Ruth Kluger

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Ruth Klüger grew up in fascist Vienna, survived three years in Nazi concentration camps, and went on to become a college professor and a recognized authority on German literature. She also wrote Landscapes of Memory: A Holocaust Girlhood Remembered, an award-winning best seller said to be "as important as The Diary of Anne Frank - and equally unforgettable" by The Independent (London). In this documentary, Klüger doesn't mince words as she shares her thoughts on her childhood in anti-Jewish Vienna, her post-World War II life in America, her experiences as a mother of two American sons, and the culture of commemoration that has grown up around the Holocaust. Filmed in Vienna, California, Göttingen, and Israel.

Runtime

83 min

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Date of Publication

[2012], c2011

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Films on Demand

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