Suzy, the Granddaughter from House No. 4 and the Time of the Hidden Jewish Stars

85 years since Kristallnacht and the premiere of the book SUZI, the Granddaughter from House No. 4 and the Time of the Hidden Jewish Stars in the presence of author Birgitta Beer, translator Maya Razboinikova-Frateva, and actress Albena Stavreva. 

The Old House tells the story of Suzy, a Jewish girl forced to hide with her parents during National Socialism in Germany and live in illegality. This is the only way the three of them can survive...
This is a true and inspiring story based on biographical and historical facts. It is at the heart of this book, which appropriately addresses children and carefully and excitingly guides them towards the important things in life. A book about humanity and compassion, about hope and love. It tells not only about the past, but also about our Here, Now and Everywhere.
*The world does not begin somewhere out there, but right inside you!*

The publication was produced in cooperation with and with the support of TRADUKI, Sofia Municipality Culture Program, the State Cultural Institute at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria, the Communitas Foundation, the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, and the Organization of Jews in Bulgaria "Shalom."

 

You can order the book from the following link:

Suzy, the Granddaughter from House No. 4 and the Time of the Hidden Jewish Stars

As part of the accompanying program for the book launch, the CULTURAMA Festival invites you to the following free film screenings at the Polish Institute in Sofia, 12 Veslets Street, 1000 Sofia. On May 1, 2015, at 6:30 p.m., the documentary film "The Last Days of the Soviet Union" (2014) by director Andrey Krikunov will be screened.

 

09.11. 2023

5:00 p.m. "I Don't Care If History Will Remember Us as Barbarians" 138 min., Romanian with Bulgarian subtitles

7:30 p.m. "Photo Enthusiast" 57 min., dir. Dariusz Jabłoński, Polish with Bulgarian subtitles

 

10.11. 2023

 5:00 p.m. "Where is Anne Frank?" 99 min. German, with Bulgarian subtitles

7:00 p.m. "Where is Anne Frank?" 99 min. German, with Bulgarian subtitles

 

I DON'T CARE IF HISTORY WILL REMEMBER US AS

BARBARIANS

A co-production between Romania, the Czech Republic, France, Bulgaria, and Germany

Feature film, 138 minutes, © 2018

Written and directed by Radu Jude

Cinematography by Marius Panduru (RSC)

"I don't care if history remembers us as barbarians." With these words,

spoken before the Council of Ministers in Romania in the summer of 1941, began

the ethnic cleansing of the Eastern Front, and the Romanian army massacred

nearly 20,000 Jews in Odessa. The film attempts to reflect on this

statement. Today, a young theater director wants to stage a play

about this dark episode in history, by staging a reenactment in front of a large

audience in a public place. Is such a performance possible?

 

PHOTOGRAPHER - dir. Dariusz Jabłoński (1998)

Awards: 1998 Berlin (Prix Europa) in the Non-Fiction documentary film category for Dariusz Jabłoński

1998 Amsterdam (Documentary Film Festival) - Grand Prix "Joris Ivens" award for Dariusz Jabłoński

1999 Bornholm (Baltic States Film Festival) - Press Jury Award for Dariusz Jabłoński

In 1987, several hundred colour slides from the Second World War were discovered in one of Vienna's antique shops. It turned out that they contained scenes from life in the Litzmannstadt ghetto (the German name for the city of Łódź). Their author – the first of its kind in the history of photography – was Walter Genewein, an Austrian citizen, photography enthusiast, and accountant. He documented the work of Jews in the ghetto, which had been turned into a large manufacturing enterprise. The film cites German documents and correspondence from the occupation period, which tell the story behind the scenes of the ghetto, the fate of Walter Genewein himself, and the leaders of the Jewish enclave. 

WHERE IS ANNE FRANK! - Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Netherlands, Israel, 2021, animation, historical

Director: Ari Folman
Screenwriters: Oh Jung-mi, Lee Chang-dong
Voices: Erica Carey, Ruby Stokes, Nell Barlow, Sebastian Croft, and others
Language: English
Subtitles: Bulgarian

Based on the book "The Diary of Anne Frank"
2021 Premiere at the Cannes Film Festival

Kitty, the imaginary girl to whom Anne Frank addresses her famous diary, comes to life in Anne Frank's house in Amsterdam. The girl's memories are awakened as she leafs through the diary, and Kitty begins to believe that since she herself is alive, Anne must be too. Armed with the precious book, Kitty embarks on a search for her beloved friend back in time...

The film is not recommended for children under 10 years of age.

Thanks for the cooperation of the Polish Institute in Sofia, Klas Film, and Beta Film.