Menachem is a Holocaust survivor living in Tel Aviv. When he receives a letter that had been lost in the mail for 40 years, it brings back a flood of memories. A slow and compelling study of an aging man; his fears of the thugs who exploit the elderly people in his neighborhood, and his memories of his family from so long ago, this moving film is an examination of the sad and lonely existence of many Holocaust survivors today.


Letter from the Past

(Fic, 50 min. HD, DVD, 2014)

Written and Directed by: Ofer Zingerman
Produced by: Yael Abecassis and Hillel Roseman-Casis Films
Supported by: The Makor Fund
Cast: Gdalia Besser, Yossi Graber
Language: Hebrew and Yiddish with English subtitles

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Menachem is a Holocaust survivor living in Tel Aviv. When he receives a letter that had been lost in the mail for 40 years, it brings back a flood of memories. A slow and compelling study of an aging man; his fears of the thugs who exploit the elderly people in his neighborhood, and his memories of his family from so long ago, this moving film is an examination of the sad and lonely existence of many Holocaust survivors today.


Festivals

  • Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2015

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Festivals

  • Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2015

Educational

  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Harvard University