
Germany is one of the most democratic societies in the world, and has the fastest growing Jewish community in Europe. This never could have been imagined in 1945. Through personal stories, the film explores the country's transformation from silence about the Holocaust to facing it head on.... (Full plot summary below)
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Germany is one of the most democratic societies in the world, and has the fastest growing Jewish community in Europe. This never could have been imagined in 1945. Through personal stories, the film explores the country's transformation from silence about the Holocaust to facing it head on.
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| The Daily BeastNick SchagerIt proves a level-headed, borderline-detached stab at understanding how Germans, and by extension Germany as a whole, dealt with a still-fresh history of mass extermination and attempted world conquest. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranGermans and Jews is too sophisticated to provide a glib answer, but it shows how deeply involving just asking the question can be. |
| Village VoiceDiana ClarkeFor a film encompassing generations of fraught history, Germans & Jews is awfully short, but hardly superficial. |
| The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckA thoughtful and illuminating examination of a provocative subject. |
| Salon.comAndrew O'HehirThe truly remarkable thing about this modest little movie is the revelation of how much change is possible within a relatively short time. |
| The New York TimesKen JaworowskiPart psychology seminar and sociology course, “Germans & Jews” finds its sharpest insights as it examines the stress of communication, when both sides are so hyper-aware of the past that it hinders what’s said in the present. |
| Film-Forward.comNora Lee MandelThoughtful wide-ranging discussion covers changing relationship between Jewish & German intellectuals since the Holocaust. . . useful, revealing where-are-we-now marker. |
| User Reviewjean mExtraordinary film. Subtle, heartbreaking and yet incredibly hopeful. An absolute must see! |
| User ReviewDaniel BAbsolutely amazing film! It answers so many questions that no other movie has been able to. It offers a whole new perspective, is balanced, objective, and precise. I was very impressed and consider it a milestone in the dealing with this sensitive subject. Congrats to Janina and Tal! |