Film Screening: Reckonings
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Location
Basketball Hall of Fame (1000 Hall of Fame Avenue, Springfield, MA 01105, Springfield MA)
The 17th annual Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival (April 30 - May 7, 2023) continues with the Massachusetts premiere of the documentary film *Reckonings* at the Basketball Hall of Fame.
They met in secret to negotiate the unthinkable: compensation for survivors of the largest mass genocide in history. Holocaust survivors were in urgent need of help, but how could reparations be determined for the unprecedented destruction and suffering of a people? Directed by award-winning filmmaker Roberta Grossman, this documentary recounts the tense negotiations between Jewish and German leaders. Under the constant threat of violence, they forged ahead knowing it would never be enough, but hoping it could at least be an acknowledgement and a step towards healing.
Post-screening discussion with the film's producer and Claims Conference General Counsel Karen Heilig and moderated by Dr. Avinaom Patt, Professor, Doris and Simon Konover Chair of Judiac Studies and Director, Center for Judiac Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life, University of Connecticut.
DOCUMENTARY | 2022 | 74 MINUTES | USA | ENGLISH | DIRECTED BY ROBERTA GROSSMAN