50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus

50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus

50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus, Theatrical poster

Theatrical Poster (San Francisco Jewish Film Festival)
Directed by Steven Pressman
Produced by Steven Pressman
Written by Steven Pressman
Based on Memoirs of Eleanor Kraus
Starring Mamie Gummer
Narrated by Alan Alda
Music by Marco D'Ambrosio
Cinematography
  • Andrew Black
  • David Sperling
Edited by Ken Schneider
Production
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Distributed by
Release dates
  • April 8, 2013 (2013-04-08) (TV premiere)
Running time
62 minutes

50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus, also known as To Save a Life[1] is a 2013 documentary film written, produced, and directed by Steven Pressman. It was first shown on HBO in April 2013.

The film tells the story of Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus, a Jewish couple from Philadelphia who traveled to Nazi Germany in 1939 and, with the help of the B'rith Sholom fraternal organization, saved Jewish children in Vienna from likely death in the Holocaust by finding them new homes in Philadelphia. The Krauses were the grandparents of Pressman's wife, Liz Perle, and the film is based on the manuscript of a memoir left behind by Eleanor Kraus when she died in 1989.[1][2][3]

In addition to 50 Children, Pressman has also produced short videos for the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, California.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Pressman, Steven (2010). "The Filmmaking Team". www.tosavealifefilm.org. Archived from the original on 29 December 2011. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
  2. Jacobs, Emily (10 April 2013). "'50 Children': a story of heroism". Washington Jewish Week. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  3. Elkin, Michael (15 July 2010). "Stars of David". Jewish Exponent. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012.

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