Finding Kalman: A Documentary by Memory Project Productions

Touching feedback

kalmanadmin — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:26:16 +0000

It’s so nice to hear from viewers who saw the film. Broadcast is strange that way. You know that thousands and thousands of people are seeing it but have no idea what it means to them. We love it when people wrote. One man’s mother was from Wloclawek, Anna Jacobs’ hometown and he wanted to know if they knew each other. Sure enough, they did. They even spent summers at the same bungalow colony in the Catskills back in the Sixties. Another person wrote: “…I decided to watch. What a lovely, touching, pleasant surprise. I was moved and not only wished I could meet Anna Jacobs,but also wanted to be a part of your beautiful family. You were able to impart the horrors of the holocaust without going into graphic details. You were able to show the strength and wisdom of your mom in such a short period of time. The tears were rolling down my eyes and I wanted you to find your uncle so badly.
What a wonderful way to spend thirty minutes on a Sunday afternoon.”

Daily News and the NY Post

kalmanadmin — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:50:39 +0000

Both papers chose Finding Kalman as critic picks for this week. Today’s listing was in the NY Post. Sunday it was in the Daily News. It’s great that the film is getting this recognition. I hope the broadcasts touch people’s hearts. Today I met with folks from the Hagedorn Foundation and the Suffolk Center for the Holocaust, Diversity and Human Understanding out in Port Washington. They are trying to raise awareness of immigration issues and working with high schools to stop hate crimes. A group of high school athletes beat and killed an Ecuadorean immigrant named Marcelo in the “quiet” suburban town of Patchogue a few years ago. His brother Joselo has been telling his story in schools with the hope of opening people’s eyes and minds. I hope we’ll find a way to work together.

Upcoming broadcasts of Finding Kalman for Holocaust Remembrance

kalmanadmin — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:14:15 +0000

Finding Kalman is airing nationally on public television stations and on WORLD, the 24/7 multicast channel featuring public television’s best documentary, nature and news programming, throughout April 2013.

If you’re not aware of World, it is part of PBS and is available across the country. Check your local listings and there’s a good chance you can find a broadcast of Finding Kalman in March or April. Why so many broadcasts now? April 8th is Yom Hashoah. It is a day set aside to remember the victims of the Holocaust. Find more information about how you can participate in a meaningful remembrance activity at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum website.

Finding Kalman on Channel 13 Tomorrow-Thursday April 12th

kalmanadmin — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 02:38:18 +0000

If you’re in the New York area, tune in to see the local premiere of Finding Kalman on Channel 13 at 10:30 p.m.

Become a fan of The Memory Project on Facebook and you could win a free copy of the book or film.

Another picture with an amazing story.

kalmanadmin — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:32:45 +0000

In this photo four friends who survived the Holocaust relax at a pool in Wielun, Poland in 1945. After WWII, Anna returned to her husband’s hometown of Wielun. Avram,a good friend of theirs who also survived the camps was tragically murdered one night after returning to his family’s mill. Anna warned him not to stay there, but he wanted to spend just one more night to gather his possessions. Amazingly, we rediscovered a picture of Avram yesterday, which brought tears to the eyes of his 92 year-old mother Esther. Avram is in the middle. On the right is Itzik Zelkovich. Hear Anna tell the story by going to youtube: http://youtu.be/lQo8lssf2Kk

Finding Kalman wins CINE Special Jury Prize

kalmanadmin — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:52:40 +0000

Yesterday, CINE announced its Special Jury Award winners and we were one! Chosen from among all of the 2011 CINE Golden Eagle Award recipients, these remarkable productions represent the best of their categories from 2011. They are now nominees for CINE’s Masters Series Awards, which will be presented at the 2012 CINE Awards Gala on May 9th.

Finding Kalman Book now available.

kalmanadmin — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 17:05:25 +0000

A new 64-page book by Roz Jacobs and Anna Huberman Jacobs will be released by Abingdon Square Publishing. Order now.

The book weaves Anna’s story of escape and survival in Poland during World War II with Roz’s desire to have a purposeful life, to answer destruction through the act of creating. Kalman’s voice, though silenced, remains loud in the lives of both mother and daughter in this story of memory, self-discovery and creation. Read more and order at Abingdon Square Publishing.

Finding Kalman: A Boy in Six Million

Composer Ross Levinson and Co-Director Laurie Weisman at California premiere of Finding Kalman, August 13, 2011

kalmanadmin — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:47:02 +0000

"Yellow carpet" photo at Feel Good Film Festival in Hollywood, CA, Photo by Wilki