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The Danish Solution
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The Danish Solution

directed by Karen Cantor, fl. 2003 and Camilla Kjærulff, fl. 2003; produced by Karen Cantor, fl. 2003 and Camilla Kjærulff, fl. 2003, Singing Wolf Documentaries, Inc. (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2004), 59 mins
Sixty years ago the Final Solution was attempted in Denmark. The plan was averted, over 95 percent of the country's Jewish population survived the war. How and why Jews escaped the Nazis' blueprint for their extermination is the subject of this compelling new documentary film. Through the very human testimony of s...
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The Danish Solution

directed by Karen Cantor, fl. 2003 and Camilla Kjærulff, fl. 2003; produced by Karen Cantor, fl. 2003 and Camilla Kjærulff, fl. 2003, Singing Wolf Documentaries, Inc. (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2004), 59 mins
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Sixty years ago the Final Solution was attempted in Denmark. The plan was averted, over 95 percent of the country's Jewish population survived the war. How and why Jews escaped the Nazis' blueprint for their extermination is the subject of this compelling new documentary film. Through the very human testimony of survivors, the story of the Danish rescue is told with clarity, empathy and humor. Because what happened in Denmark has taken on legenda... Sixty years ago the Final Solution was attempted in Denmark. The plan was averted, over 95 percent of the country's Jewish population survived the war. How and why Jews escaped the Nazis' blueprint for their extermination is the subject of this compelling new documentary film. Through the very human testimony of survivors, the story of the Danish rescue is told with clarity, empathy and humor. Because what happened in Denmark has taken on legendary proportions, the filmmakers have carefully researched the subject, separating the truths from the myths, such as that of the Danish King wearing the Yellow Star. In addition to the survivors' stories, the filmmakers have interviewed rescuers and scholars. From members of the resistance to ordinary people who helped when they saw a need, viewers will be introduced to courageous people who took action to save their threatened compatriots. The film points out the reasons why the Danish Jews were not treated as harshly by the Nazis as Jews elsewhere. This story is a fascinating chapter of Holocaust history. High School College Adult Show more Show less
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Karen Cantor, fl. 2003, Camilla Kjærulff, fl. 2003, Singing Wolf Documentaries, Inc., Garrison Keillor, 1942-
Author / Creator
Karen Cantor, fl. 2003, Camilla Kjærulff, fl. 2003
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Garrison Keillor, 1942-
Topic / Theme
Holocaust (1933-1945), Antisemitism, Cultural identity, Invasions, Jewish people, Military occupation, Refugees, History curriculums, German Invasion of Denmark, April 9, 1940, Holocaust, 1939-1945, Family and Culture, Race and Gender, Religion and Belief Systems, War and Violence, Sociology, History, Origins, Documentation of Crimes, World History, Jews, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2004. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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War and Survival in Sudan's Frontierlands: Voices from the Blue Nile
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War and Survival in Sudan's Frontierlands: Voices from the Blue Nile

written by Wendy James, fl. 2007 (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2007, originally published 2007), 368 page(s)
This book completes a trilogy by the anthropologist Wendy James. It is a case study of how the Uduk-speaking people, originally from the Blue Nile region between the 'north' and the 'south' of Sudan, have been caught up in and displaced by a generation of civil war. Some have responded by defending their nation, o...
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War and Survival in Sudan's Frontierlands: Voices from the Blue Nile

written by Wendy James, fl. 2007 (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2007, originally published 2007), 368 page(s)
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This book completes a trilogy by the anthropologist Wendy James. It is a case study of how the Uduk-speaking people, originally from the Blue Nile region between the 'north' and the 'south' of Sudan, have been caught up in and displaced by a generation of civil war. Some have responded by defending their nation, others by joining the armed resistance of the Sudan People's Liberation Army, and yet others eventually finding security as internationa... This book completes a trilogy by the anthropologist Wendy James. It is a case study of how the Uduk-speaking people, originally from the Blue Nile region between the 'north' and the 'south' of Sudan, have been caught up in and displaced by a generation of civil war. Some have responded by defending their nation, others by joining the armed resistance of the Sudan People's Liberation Army, and yet others eventually finding security as international refugees in Ethiopia, and even further afield in countries such as the USA. Sudan's peace agreement of 2005 leaves much uncertainty for the future of the whole country, as conflict still rages in Darfur. The Uduk case shows how people who once lived together now try to maintain links across borders and even continents through modern communications, and where possible recreate their 'traditional' forms of story-telling, music, and song. Show more Show less
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Wendy James, fl. 2007
Date Published / Released
2007, 09 December 2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Topic / Theme
Sudan and its Borders, Civil war, Refugees, Politics & Policy, Anthropology, Uduk, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2007 Wendy James
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When Sally Met Selma
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When Sally Met Selma

directed by David Cohen, 1967-; produced by David Cohen, 1967-, TVF International and Psychology News (London, England: TVF International, 2010), 50 mins

When Sally Met Selma is the story of a wedding, a war, and a very unlikely reunion. Sally became known as the Angel of Mostar when she rescued ten-year-old Selma and her brother from the war-torn city of Mostar in 1993. The children were severely injured when a mortar exploded near their house and though they both...

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When Sally Met Selma

directed by David Cohen, 1967-; produced by David Cohen, 1967-, TVF International and Psychology News (London, England: TVF International, 2010), 50 mins
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When Sally Met Selma is the story of a wedding, a war, and a very unlikely reunion. Sally became known as the Angel of Mostar when she rescued ten-year-old Selma and her brother from the war-torn city of Mostar in 1993. The children were severely injured when a mortar exploded near their house and though they both needed surgery, there was only enough anesthetic for one child. Selma insisted that her brother should have it and her arm had to be a...

When Sally Met Selma is the story of a wedding, a war, and a very unlikely reunion. Sally became known as the Angel of Mostar when she rescued ten-year-old Selma and her brother from the war-torn city of Mostar in 1993. The children were severely injured when a mortar exploded near their house and though they both needed surgery, there was only enough anesthetic for one child. Selma insisted that her brother should have it and her arm had to be amputated without anesthetic.

Hearing there were wounded children in desperate need of help, Sally convinced the Croats to lend her an ambulance and crossed the front line under fire. She found the children lying in the basement of a makeshift hospital where the floor was awash with blood. Sally drove the children and their mother to safety and went on to rescue around two hundred wounded children from the besieged city.

This moving documentary is the story of how Sally saved Selma, how they lost each other, and how finally – 17 years later – they were reunited, when Selma invited Sally to be a guest of honour at her wedding in New York.

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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
David Cohen, 1967-, TVF International, Psychology News, Michelle Archer, fl. 2008
Author / Creator
David Cohen, 1967-
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
TVF International
Speaker / Narrator
Michelle Archer, fl. 2008
Topic / Theme
General Context: Security Issues, War casualties, Bosnian War, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1992-1995, Family and Culture, War and Violence, Anthropology, Bosnia-Herzegovinians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2010 TVF International
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