PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: September 28, 2009
The documentary film, Hidden Children explores the children who survived the
Holocaust from a personal perspective...3 survivors share their stories.
What: New York City film screening of documentary, Hidden Children
Where: The Drama Book Shop, Arthur Seelen Theater
250 W 40th St (off 8th Avenue)
New York, NY 10018-1511
(212) 944-0595
When: Sunday, November 1st, 2:00 – 5:00 PM, $10 suggested donation
Screening times: 2:00 PM, 3:30 PM
Presenters: Deborah Thurlow, Executive Producer/Co-Director/Composer and
James A. Manno, Director/Cinematographer
Media Contact: For more information, Call or email Deborah Thurlow at
201-287-0982/201-819-0739 cell or visit
http://www2.cybernex.net/sandee to view trailer
Who are the children who grew up during WWII under the Nazi occupation (1933-1945)
of Europe? What were their experiences of the horrors of being Jewish during such times
as these? And when it was all over, only 10 percent of the children survived this evil
moment in world history. Hidden Children is a testament of these war crimes.
As executive producer and co-director, The Hidden Children, is very personal film for
Deborah Thurlow, because she is an individual who has converted to Judiasm. Therefore,
it is her mission to let the world know and never forget the monstrosities that humankind
is capable of. Hidden Children is a testament of three survivors of the Holocaust, Carl
Hausman, Goldy Hess and Evelyn Ripp. It is also very fortunate that they wrote and
published books about their experience as children in this dark moment in history which
was the informative source material for the documentary.
The three survivors, Carl Hausman, Evelyn Ripp and Goldy Hess live in New Jersey and
they share their personal stories of their interrupted childhoods under the Nazis through
their thoughts, songs and memories from the past to present.
There are also four children actors in the film Sherry Hausman, Elizabeth Nebens, Ezra
and Yosef Nussbaum. So, Hidden Children also illustrates the difference between
childhood and adulthood through outdoor scenes of both children and adults at play in
contrasting scenes creating not only a documentary…but an artistic film of collages.
The screening venue, The Arthur Seelen Theater, is graciously offered by Rozanne
Seelen in association with the The Drama Book Shop.