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A Generation Apart

Directed by: Jack Fisher
56 Minutes, 1983, Documentary

Children of survivors of the Holocaust ask how that event may have shaped them consciously and unconsciously. The Fishers are the primary focus: filmmaker Jack, his older brother Joe, and their parents who raised three sons in the Bronx. They talk about family dynamics and their perceptions and feelings. Also profiled are Shelley Gelfman, an artist, and her mother Mary, and less intensely, we meet a physician and an actor who are children of survivors. In the conversations, people discuss guilt, love, and loss. The parents suggest they may have placed too much hope on their children’s shoulders, been too protective, or held back affection. The children respond.

Credits

Director: Jack Fisher

Cast: Alan Fisher

Cast: Esther Fisher

Cast: Jack Fisher

Cast: Jospeh Fisher

Cast: Danny Fisher

Writer: Ed Fisher