Surviving Skokie (2015)

Surviving Skokie an intensely personal documentary explores the effects of a late 1970s threatened neoNazi march in Skokie IL on its large Holocaust survivor population Thousands of survivors comprised 10 percent of this Chicago suburb including Jack the father of coproducer Eli Adler The relationship between father and son deepens as they return to Poland where Eli learns more about the extended family that perished during the Shoah Together they retrace the painful and debilitating journey through two ghettos and two concentration camps Included are poignant commentaries and archival footage of the historical events spanning 70 years and two continents