Marvell Ginsburg’s renowned children’s book has been educating young children about the Holocaust for generations, telling the true story of the rescue and restoration of a small Torah from Czechoslovakia. This is now an animated film, narrated by Ed Asner, that brings illustrator Martin Lemel- man’s rich artwork to life and allows this story of redemption to reach a much broader audience.
Film: 21 minutes
Director: Marc Bennett
Production countries: USA
Year: 2019
The LAJFF have a special event for this film on Monday, December 7:
