The Woman from Hamburg
Schedule
Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
15 W 16th St, New York, NY, United States, New York 10011 | New York, NY
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Adapted from a true story by Hanna Krall, The Woman From Hamburg tells the story of Regina, a young Jewish woman who in 1943, Lvov, Poland, loses her entire family to the Holocaust. She is able to escape the ghetto and is rescued by a childless Polish couple, Jan and Barbara and hidden in their closet. In only a matter of months, the Polish man Jan has his way with Regina and she becomes pregnant. Jan’s wife, Barbara threatened by Jan, fakes her own pregnancy to stay alive. Regina gives birth to a daughter Helusia who she must abandon when the city is liberated. When the war is over Regina tries to get her child back but to no avail. Years later, Helusia, estranged from her birth mother Regina, goes on a quest to find her. Their meeting in Regina’s Hamburg doorway lights an uneasy path for Helusia on how to survive like her mother has before her. And gives her the sudden courage to carry this torch for future generations. Join YIVO for a screening of this short film followed by a Q&A with writer and director Michael Masarof and producer Sharon Barnes.
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