The 12th Festival
November 29 - December 9, 2001
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The Optimists:
The Story of the Rescue of the Jews of Bulgaria |
The
Optimists:
The Story of the Rescue of the Jews of Bulgaria
USA/Israel, 2001, 35mm, 82 minutes
English, Hebrew and Bulgarian with English subtitles
Director: Jacky Comforty
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Sunday, December 2, 2001 SOLD OUT |
2:00pm
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The Optimists: The Story of the Rescue of the Jews of Bulgaria tells the remarkable, yet little known, story of how fifty-thousand Bulgarian Jews survived the Holocaust thanks to the efforts of Bulgarian Christians, Muslims, trade unions, Communists, professional guilds and others who sheltered Jews and defied Nazi deportation orders. It is directed by award-winning filmmaker, Jacky Comforty, whose family was among those rescued and who has long been determined to tell this story on film. The Optimists is not only a Jewish story. It is a universal one, powerful in its ability to inspire religious tolerance, civil courage, and optimism in all audiences.
Welcoming Remarks
His Excellency, the Ambassador of Bulgaria, Philip Dimitrov
Arnona Shir-On, Director,
Cultural Affairs, Embassy of Israel
Shari Rosenstein Werb, Director of Educational and Public Programs,
United States
Holocaust Memorial Museum
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Jacky Comforty, Director |
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Co-sponsored with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and supported by a grant from The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, the Embassy of Israel and the Embassy of Bulgaria
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