The Paper Brigade
- Documentary
- History
Lithuania, 1941, during World War II. Hundreds of thousands of texts on Jewish culture, stolen by the Germans, are gathered in Vilnius to be classified, either to be stored or to be destroyed. A group of Jewish scholars and writers, commissioned by the invaders to carry out the sorting operations, but reluctant to collaborate and determined to save their legacy, hide many books in the ghetto where they are confined. This is the epic story of the Paper Brigade.
Cast
- Dominique Lévy
Dominique Lévy
Self - Narrator (voice)
Eva Mattes
Self - Narrator (voice)
- Samuel Bak
Samuel Bak
Self - Painter
- Bernard Suchecky
Bernard Suchecky
Self - Historian
- Yonat Rotbein
Yonat Rotbein
Self - Ruszka Korczak's Daughter
- Youval Louria
Youval Louria
Self - Z. Kalmanovich's Grandson
- David E. Fishman
David E. Fishman
Self - Historian
- Hadas Kalderon
Hadas Kalderon
Self - Actress
- Liliana Cordova Kaczerginski
Liliana Cordova Kaczerginski
Self - Political Activist
- Alexander Tamir
Alexander Tamir
Self - Musician
- Itzik N. Gottesman
Itzik N. Gottesman
Self - Yiddish Culture Scholar
- Sam Norich
Sam Norich
Self - Newspaper Publisher
Abraham Sutzkever
Self - Writer (archive footage)
- Avram Zeleznikow
Avram Zeleznikow
Self (archive footage)
- Shmerke Kaczerginski
Shmerke Kaczerginski
Self - Writer (archive footage)
- Zelig Hirsch Kalmanovich
Zelig Hirsch Kalmanovich
Self - Yiddish Culture Scholar (archive footage)
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