Charlene Schiff survived the Holocaust as a child and spoke at the first Alexandria Film Festival in 2007. Her story of courage, profound loss, resilience, and vigilance, resonated powerfully with the audience and remains with us who were privileged to hear it. She was named a Living Legend of Alexandria in 2009. We dedicate this program to her memory.
My Underground Mother
Freedom fighter, spy, femme fatale – Tamar was many things, but never a victim. 20 years after her death, her words appear in a journal written by prisoners of a Nazi women's camp, sparking a daughter's reckoning with hidden identity, trauma, and truth.
Q&A with Marisa Fox, Director and Allison Silberberg, former Mayor, City of Alexandria