The Essential Link: The Story of Wilfrid lsrael
The Essential Link: The Story of Wilfrid Israel, documentary, Israel, 2016
DIRECTED BY: Yonatan Nir
SCRIPT:
Ilan Baer,
Ophir Baer,
Yonatan Nir
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Yoav Kleinman
Synopsis:
The film tells the remarkable story of Wilfrid Israel, a wealthy Jewish businessman and owner of Berlin’s largest department store in the 1930’s, who was involved in the saving of tens of thousands of Jews, and played a key role in the Kindertransport operation. Israel was a member of one of Germany’s most prominent Jewish families and acquainted with some of the most influential figures of the 20th century, yet little is known about his personal life and heroic endeavors.
color, digital, 70 min