The ‘Final Solution’
“Genocide,” which presents another look at the story of the millions of men, women and children who fell victim to Hitler’s “Final Solution,” will start at the Academy tomorrow. It was also screened at last year’s Christchurch film festival. Confronting the enormity of the “Holocaust” can prove overwhelming for many people. It is difficult to relate to the millions who died in Warsaw, Auschwitz and elsewhere. As Joseph Stalin observed: “A single death is a tragedy — a million deaths is a statis-
Through the words of eyewitnesses and scholars, “Genocide” tells the story of the “Holocaust” in a way that the world can not refute, forget or ignore. The film shows again the thriving Jewish community and culture in pre-war Europe, the victims, the degeneration of Jewish people who never reached adulthood, and the heroes who resisted. “Genocide” is narrated by Elizabeth Taylor and Orson Welles.
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