Menachem Daum, a New York Orthodox Jew, is concerned that his sons' religious studies in Israel are leading them down a path of intolerance. He decides to take his family on a trip to Poland to visit the towns where his parents grew up and to find the Catholic farmers who hid his father-in-law from the Germans during World War II. Along the way, they meet Honorata Matuszezyk Mucha, a woman who risked her life to bring food to Rifka's father and his brothers for 28 months. The trip opens the sons' perspectives to the idea of good Gentiles, but they also encounter resentment from the Poles who were left without a thank you note from the brothers after they left their hiding place. The documentary explores these complex issues, but leaves many questions unanswered.
Hiding and Seeking: Faith and Tolerance After the Holocaust
A young man from New York, raised by Holocaust survivors, grows concerned that his two sons, who are full-time yeshiva students in Israel, are being influenced by intolerant teachings in their religious education.
