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Documentary: German Concentration Camps Factual Survey (Sidney Bernstein and Alfred Hitchcock)

When British troops liberated Bergen-Belsen in April 1945, their horrific discoveries were documented by army and newsreel cameramen. The footage was used to create a documentary intended for the German public that would condemn the Nazi regime and document the magnitude of its crimes. Sidney Bernstein, Chief of the Film Division of the Psychological Warfare Division of the Allied Expeditionary Force, initiated and fought for the production of this project. Alfred Hitchcock, who was described by Bernstein as the film’s “director,” spent a month overseeing the editing. Ultimately, the film was shelved.

Digitally restored and assembled for the first time exactly as Bernstein and Hitchcock originally intended. Post-screening discussion with Roger Cohen, columnist, the New York Times, and Jane Wells, founder, 3 Generations, and daughter of Sidney Bernstein, moderated by Dr. Stuart Liebman, Professor Emeritus, CUNY Graduate Center

WARNING: This film contains graphic and explicit images.

$25, $15 Members, $10 Students
**Limited availability—reserve early.











When: Tue., May. 19, 2015 at 7:30 pm
Where: Museum of Jewish Heritage
36 Battery Pl.
646-437-4202
Price: $25, $15 members, $10 students
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When British troops liberated Bergen-Belsen in April 1945, their horrific discoveries were documented by army and newsreel cameramen. The footage was used to create a documentary intended for the German public that would condemn the Nazi regime and document the magnitude of its crimes. Sidney Bernstein, Chief of the Film Division of the Psychological Warfare Division of the Allied Expeditionary Force, initiated and fought for the production of this project. Alfred Hitchcock, who was described by Bernstein as the film’s “director,” spent a month overseeing the editing. Ultimately, the film was shelved.

Digitally restored and assembled for the first time exactly as Bernstein and Hitchcock originally intended. Post-screening discussion with Roger Cohen, columnist, the New York Times, and Jane Wells, founder, 3 Generations, and daughter of Sidney Bernstein, moderated by Dr. Stuart Liebman, Professor Emeritus, CUNY Graduate Center

WARNING: This film contains graphic and explicit images.

$25, $15 Members, $10 Students
**Limited availability—reserve early.

Buy tickets/get more info now