Beth Hachajim – Haus des Lebens

In April 1992, ultra-orthodox Jews of the Athra-Kadisha came to Hamburg to demonstrate against the final destruction of the Jewish cemetery. The cemetery, where bones still lie, was to be built on with a shopping centre. The film shows the history of this Jewish cemetery, recalls the former Jewish community in Altona and gives an insight into Jewish religious life and culture.

Cast

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Peter Weis

Narrator (voice)

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Norbert Friedländer

Self - Interviewee

Nathan Peter Levinson

Self - Interviewee

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Miriam Gillis-Carlebach

Self - Interviewee