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201287 minPGdocumentary

Kinderblock 66: Return to Buchenwald

201287 minPGdocumentary

904 boys were saved from the Buchenwald concentration camp by Antonin Kalina and the camp's Communist-led underground during the Holocaust.

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904 boys were saved from the Buchenwald concentration camp by Antonin Kalina and the camp's Communist-led underground during the Holocaust.

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Rob L. Cohendirector

Alex Moskoviccast

Naftali Fürstcast

Israel-Laszlo Lazercast

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Four men return to Buchenwald concentration camp sixty-five years after their liberation. As boys, they were imprisoned by the Nazis and faced unimaginable conditions. The film recounts their experiences and the efforts of the camp's Communist-led underground to protect Jewish children arriving at Buchenwald during the Holocaust. It also focuses on Antonin Kalina, who led the Kinderblock and saved 904 boys. The documentary marks a significant moment of remembrance and reflection on this dark chapter in history.

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