Stella Goldschlag, a young German Jew, grows up in Berlin during the rule of the Nazi regime. Despite all the repressive measures of the time, she still dreams of a career as a jazz singer. After being forced to go into hiding with her parents in February 1943, her life begins to turn into a culpable tragedy wherein she is inevitably caught by the Gestapo. Tortured and threatened with death, Stella makes the crushing decision to save herself and her parents from deportation to Auschwitz by becoming a “grabber,” systematically betraying other Jews by turning them over to the authorities.
Featuring a “dynamite performance” (Filmuforia) by Paula Beer (Transit, Undine, and Afire), the film tells the shocking real life story of the great evils ordinary people are capable of when faced with making a morally impossible choice.
The special relevance of Stella’s story for today’s audience lies in the protagonist's complexity and her situation's hopelessness: “A breathtakingly modern story. Her main character could be one of us: she is young, self-confident and in love with herself. This woman is a perpetrator, but also a victim. She forces us into the dilemma of betrayal. How would we have decided?” says director and writer Kilian Riedhof. View Film Trailer> https://youtu.be/x03OCPQ6_XM
The two-hour film, which is in German with English subtitles, will be screened at 7 PM.
6:00pm – Reception & Discussion
Featuring live music in the lobby by Nicholas Bavani, along with a wine and nuts reception, and a discussion with Dr. Catherine Lewis, Executive Director of the Museum of History and Holocaust Education.
Box dinners are available for $20
TICKETS: are $22 plus $1 ticket fee.
