No. 4 Street of Our Lady (2009)

Genre

documentary

Country

Israel, Ukraine, United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of a Polish mother and daughter who hid 15 Jews from the Nazis during World War II. It uses interviews and archival footage to show how their quiet bravery saved lives.

movinginspiringsomberintimateheroicrestrainedemotionalquietly powerful

What happens

No. 4 Street of Our Lady is a 2009 documentary film about Franciszka Halamajowa, a Polish woman of Catholic faith, and her daughter Helena, who risked their life to save three Jewish families, 15 persons, during the Holocaust. In 1984, Yad Vashem recognized Franciszka Halamajowa and Helena Liniewska-Halamajowa, as Righteous Among the Nations. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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