For those I loved
Encyclopedia
For Those I Loved is a drama film
from 1983 with Michael York
, about a Polish Jewish Holocaust survivor who emigrated to the USA in 1946.
. The main character in the book belonged to the Reform Jews
,where he lived with his family in Warsaw Ghetto
after the Nazi invasion of Poland. The character supports his family and friends with supplies and joins the Resistance.
He is deported to the Treblinka camp, where he manages to survive and then escape. Afterwards he joins the partisan forces and then the Red Army, taking part in the capture of Berlin.
After the war he left the Red Army and went in search of his grandmother, the sole survivor of his family.
He found his grandmother in New York, after he emigrated to America
. He moved to the USA and became a successful businessman. Then he married Dina, with whom he had four children. After the birth of their first child, the subject moved with his family back to Europe, so to France
. There in 1970 his wife and children tragically lose their lives in a forest fire.
In 1976 he marries again and has three children and starts a foundation to teach others about his experiences.
Holocaust historian Gitta Sereny
has dismissed Gray’s book as a forgery in a 1979 article in New Statesman
magazine, writing that "Gray's For Those I Loved was the work of Max Gallo
the ghostwriter, who also produced Papillon
.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
from 1983 with Michael York
Michael York (actor)
Michael York, OBE is an English actor.-Early life:York was born in Fulmer, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, the son of Florence Edith May , a musician; and Joseph Gwynne Johnson, a Llandovery born Welsh ex-Royal Artillery British Army officer and executive with Marks and Spencer department stores...
, about a Polish Jewish Holocaust survivor who emigrated to the USA in 1946.
Plot
The movie is based on a book titled For Those I Loved written by Martin GrayMartin Gray (Holocaust survivor)
Martin Gray, born as Mieczysław Grajewski is a Holocaust survivor and author.thumb|"Make that the wounds, if hope wins on sufferings, become the veins in which life's blood flows." Monument erected close to M-G former [[Brussels]] residence in Uccle district.In 1946 Gray emigrated to the United...
. The main character in the book belonged to the Reform Jews
Reform Judaism
Reform Judaism refers to various beliefs, practices and organizations associated with the Reform Jewish movement in North America, the United Kingdom and elsewhere. In general, it maintains that Judaism and Jewish traditions should be modernized and should be compatible with participation in the...
,where he lived with his family in Warsaw Ghetto
Warsaw Ghetto
The Warsaw Ghetto was the largest of all Jewish Ghettos in Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II. It was established in the Polish capital between October and November 15, 1940, in the territory of General Government of the German-occupied Poland, with over 400,000 Jews from the vicinity...
after the Nazi invasion of Poland. The character supports his family and friends with supplies and joins the Resistance.
He is deported to the Treblinka camp, where he manages to survive and then escape. Afterwards he joins the partisan forces and then the Red Army, taking part in the capture of Berlin.
After the war he left the Red Army and went in search of his grandmother, the sole survivor of his family.
He found his grandmother in New York, after he emigrated to America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He moved to the USA and became a successful businessman. Then he married Dina, with whom he had four children. After the birth of their first child, the subject moved with his family back to Europe, so to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. There in 1970 his wife and children tragically lose their lives in a forest fire.
In 1976 he marries again and has three children and starts a foundation to teach others about his experiences.
Holocaust historian Gitta Sereny
Gitta Sereny
Gitta Sereny is an Austrian-born biographer, historian and investigative journalist whose writing focuses mainly on the Holocaust and child abuse. She is the stepdaughter of the economist Ludwig von Mises....
has dismissed Gray’s book as a forgery in a 1979 article in New Statesman
New Statesman
New Statesman is a British centre-left political and cultural magazine published weekly in London. Founded in 1913, and connected with leading members of the Fabian Society, the magazine reached a circulation peak in the late 1960s....
magazine, writing that "Gray's For Those I Loved was the work of Max Gallo
Max Gallo
Max Gallo is a French writer, historian and politician.The son of Italian immigrants, Max Gallo's early career was in journalism. At the time he was a Communist . In 1974, he joined the Socialist Party. On April 26, 2007, the French Academy recorded his candidacy for its Seat 24, formerly held by...
the ghostwriter, who also produced Papillon
Papillon
Papillon may refer to:* Papillon , a memoir by Henri Charrière about his imprisonment at a penal colony in French Guiana** Papillon , a 1973 film based on the book starring Steve McQueen...
.