It was funny to see Lior Ashkenazi as the patriarch of the family. I realize both he and I have gotten older. I was happy to hear him use Ashkenazi pronunciation, so much more realistic. It is always jarring when characters in Holocaust movies, supposedly in Eastern Europe, speak Hebrew as if they were modern day Israelis.
I am german and my father told me alot about the war, this series is very much at the point, true and for me so humiliating how this generation of germans was terrorising the world...
Did the Holocaust affect Addy's relationship with Judaism? In the show, the Passover Seder is important to Addy so it does not seem that they were completely secular Jews. How did Addy give up his Judaism?
There is RUclips channel called Storytellers Studio that she gave an interview for before the show ever came out. She was asked that question and she said that her grandfather Addy meet her grandmother whose religion was Presbyterian. She said that her grandfather decided to leave his Jewish ties back in the war and decided not to raise his children Jewish. She didn’t know about his history until after he had passed away till she had a school assignment to interview a family member. His siblings still practiced the religion after the war but he never did and never talked about his past.
From reading the book, it seemed like she was still somewhat immature and selfish. She could never empathize enough with how Addy felt about being reunited with his family, and how absolutely paralyzing the not knowing was for him. There was a fundamental lack of being able to truly relate to each other. Where with Caroline, she fully embraced hearing about his family, and encouraging him different areas and paths to follow to locate them. They really were each other's soulmates.
Why didn't Georgia Hunter know she had Jewish ancestry? Did her grandfather Addy marry a Christian? Did Addy convert to Christianity? How many of the family and their descendants are Jews today? Would Georgia Hunter like to become Jewish? How did learning of the family's story affect her feeling toward Judaism?
To say that Addy was too busy to talk about being Jewish doesn't make sense. It seems he was running away from it. Perhaps reacting to the Holocaust. Perhaps out of shame. How did Addy's parents accept Addy's marriage to a Christian and leaving behind his Jewish identity?
It is great that you were able to use so many famous and excellent Israeli actors in this English language series.
I was very impressed with Hadas Yaron’s scene with the einsatzgruppen. She was enable to express great emotion beyond the need for words.
It was funny to see Lior Ashkenazi as the patriarch of the family. I realize both he and I have gotten older. I was happy to hear him use Ashkenazi pronunciation, so much more realistic. It is always jarring when characters in Holocaust movies, supposedly in Eastern Europe, speak Hebrew as if they were modern day Israelis.
I am german and my father told me alot about the war, this series is very much at the point, true and for me so humiliating how this generation of germans was terrorising the world...
Did the Holocaust affect Addy's relationship with Judaism? In the show, the Passover Seder is important to Addy so it does not seem that they were completely secular Jews. How did Addy give up his Judaism?
There is RUclips channel called Storytellers Studio that she gave an interview for before the show ever came out. She was asked that question and she said that her grandfather Addy meet her grandmother whose religion was Presbyterian. She said that her grandfather decided to leave his Jewish ties back in the war and decided not to raise his children Jewish. She didn’t know about his history until after he had passed away till she had a school assignment to interview a family member. His siblings still practiced the religion after the war but he never did and never talked about his past.
Addy Kurc and Eliska seemed like such an attractive couple in love with each other. It is sad they did not marry. What happened in real life?
From reading the book, it seemed like she was still somewhat immature and selfish. She could never empathize enough with how Addy felt about being reunited with his family, and how absolutely paralyzing the not knowing was for him. There was a fundamental lack of being able to truly relate to each other. Where with Caroline, she fully embraced hearing about his family, and encouraging him different areas and paths to follow to locate them. They really were each other's soulmates.
I bought the book.
I read the book first. It was excellent. This series makes it come alive.
Why didn't Georgia Hunter know she had Jewish ancestry? Did her grandfather Addy marry a Christian? Did Addy convert to Christianity? How many of the family and their descendants are Jews today? Would Georgia Hunter like to become Jewish? How did learning of the family's story affect her feeling toward Judaism?
To say that Addy was too busy to talk about being Jewish doesn't make sense. It seems he was running away from it. Perhaps reacting to the Holocaust. Perhaps out of shame. How did Addy's parents accept Addy's marriage to a Christian and leaving behind his Jewish identity?