Leo Zisman already had enough of Nazi
cruelty when it first asserted itself in his life 75 years ago. The kind
of person who, when faced as a boy with a Nazi death camp guard who
held a rifle to his head, Zisman fearlessly shouted at him in German,
“Shoot…shoot…you pig!”. Now 81, Zisman is committed to taking young men
and women, Jews and non-Jews, through the past he lived. A testament to
his astounding resilience and determination "The Lion of Judah"
chronicles his uncensored tour through the most reprehensible of the
death camps-Majdanek, Birkenau and Auschwitz . The young people who join
Zisman are similarly outspoken, telling a basic story from multiple
points of view and witnessing how quickly a man can go from being part
of a community to a mass grave. In its vox-pop style the film also
surveys contemporary Poles, illuminating attitudes, unmasking memories
and vowing, “never again.” A confident, vibrant, in your face response
to time running out for the last generation of Survivors to tell their
story, "The Lion of Judah" marks a crucial shift in tone of voice for
Holocaust remembrance.
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