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199580 minGdocumentary

9.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

He Called Himself Surava

199580 minGdocumentary

9.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

A journalist faced persecution from the Swiss government for writing about the deportation of French Jews during World War II.

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A journalist faced persecution from the Swiss government for writing about the deportation of French Jews during World War II.

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Erich Schmiddirector

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Peter Suravacast

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Hans Werner Hirsch, known as Surava, worked as a journalist during a tumultuous period in Europe. He reported on the deportation of French Jews while facing scrutiny from the Swiss government, which had ties to Nazi ideology. The Swiss intelligence service, Bundespolizei, labeled him a "communist Jew," despite his non-Jewish background. Surava's commitment to exposing the inhumanity of the era led him to write for a leftist newspaper, challenging the censorship surrounding these critical issues.

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