One Survivor Remembers
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One Survivor Remembers is a 1995
documentary short film by Kary Antholis
in which Holocaust survivor Gerda Weissmann Klein
recounts her six-year ordeal as a victim of Nazi cruelty, including the loss of her parents, brother, friends, home, possessions, and community.
A production of HBO and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
, the film won the 1995 Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject
and the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Information Special (1994-95). In 2005, the film was offered by the Southern Poverty Law Center
as part of a Teaching Tolerance curriculum for high school teachers to teach their students about the realities of the Holocaust.
1995 in film
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documentary short film by Kary Antholis
Kary Antholis
Kary Antholis is an American executive at the television network HBO who has overseen some of its groundbreaking socially conscious programming. He is also an Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker.-Biography:...
in which Holocaust survivor Gerda Weissmann Klein
Gerda Weissmann Klein
Gerda Weissmann Klein is an author, humanitarian, historian, inspirational speaker , naturalized citizen and Holocaust survivor. For over six decades she has captivated audiences worldwide with her powerful message of hope, inspiration, love and humanity...
recounts her six-year ordeal as a victim of Nazi cruelty, including the loss of her parents, brother, friends, home, possessions, and community.
A production of HBO and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is the United States' official memorial to the Holocaust. Adjacent to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the USHMM provides for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history...
, the film won the 1995 Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject
Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject
This is a list of films by year that have received an Oscar together with the other nominations for best documentary short subject. Following the Academy's practice, the year listed for each film is the year of release: the awards are announced and presented early in the following year.-1940s:*1941...
and the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Information Special (1994-95). In 2005, the film was offered by the Southern Poverty Law Center
Southern Poverty Law Center
The Southern Poverty Law Center is an American nonprofit civil rights organization noted for its legal victories against white supremacist groups; legal representation for victims of hate groups; monitoring of alleged hate groups, militias and extremist organizations; and educational programs that...
as part of a Teaching Tolerance curriculum for high school teachers to teach their students about the realities of the Holocaust.