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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Poland Warsaw Drama Jews Poland Warsaw Drama Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust Poland Warsaw Drama Warsaw (Poland) Ethnic relations Drama World War, 1939-1945 Jews Rescue Poland Warsaw Drama Zoo keepers Poland Warsaw Drama Żabińska, Antonina Żabińska, Antonina Drama Żabiński, Jan 1897-1974 Żabiński, Jan 1897-1974 DramaFilter By Subjects
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Poland Warsaw Drama Jews Poland Warsaw Drama Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust Poland Warsaw Drama Warsaw (Poland) Ethnic relations Drama World War, 1939-1945 Jews Rescue Poland Warsaw Drama Zoo keepers Poland Warsaw Drama Żabińska, Antonina Żabińska, Antonina Drama Żabiński, Jan 1897-1974 Żabiński, Jan 1897-1974 DramaSummary: Jan and Antonina Zabinski, the keepers of the Warsaw Zoo in Poland, saved nearly 300 Jews during the Second World War. This is a poignant documentary that is an extraordinary true story about the humanitarian spirit, as exemplified by two people who, with enormous personal risk to themselves, faced the most challenging circumstances with bravery and decency. In 1965, Jan and Antonina Zabinski...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC OFSummary: The real-life story of one working wife and mother who became a hero to hundreds during World War II. In 1939 Poland, Antonina Zabinska and her husband, Dr. Jan Zabinski, have the Warsaw Zoo flourishing under his stewardship and her care. When the Germans invade their country, they are forced to report to the Reich's newly appointed chief zoologist, Lutz Heck. To fight back on their own terms,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2017